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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Houghton, MI · February 2, 1981

Date
February 2, 1981 · 22:55 local
Place
Houghton, MI
Airport
Houghton Co
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4542Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEM09
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
312 total47 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Smoke in cockpit. Lost oil pressure, engine quit on return to airport. Hit trees. Ice clogged oil breather.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. LOST OIL PRESSURE, ENGINE QUIT ON RETURN TO AIRPORT. HIT TREES. ICE CLOGGED OIL BREATHER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.