# Incident 19810207009749I: Piper PA32260, Charlotte, MI, February 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Fitch H Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5741° N, 84.8121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCH H BEACH (FPK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5741&lon=-84.8121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33117, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33117-2001-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810207009749I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON ICEY RUNWAY WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 38 KNOTS AND WAS BLOWN OFF TO ONE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N33117 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000929036929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000929036929A), Sep 29, 2000: Piper PA32260 (N33117), Petersburg, MI, No damage. (-23)At approximately 1500 EDT September 29, 2000, Piper PA-32-260, N33117 operated by mark dean russell attempted a takeoff from graydolph field, Petersburg,…

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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