# Accident 19810110001759A: Piper PA23, Van Wert, OH, January 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1981, 09:51 local time
- Place: Van Wert, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8701° N, 84.5849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Wert, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8701&lon=-84.5849&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94M-2021-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 126 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110001759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES. CRASH-LANDED IN SNOW-COVERED FIELD. FOUND LOOSE THROTTLE SUPPORT BRACKETS. A D DUE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FEK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK10), Jan 10, 1981: Piper PA-23 (N94M), Van Wert, OH, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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