# Accident 19810209011289A: Piper PA24400, Manteno, IL, February 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Manteno, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2461° N, 87.8449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manteno, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2461&lon=-87.8449&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8457P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,170 total, 375 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209011289A

## Narrative

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

CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED. MADE WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRPLANE NOT REGISTERED. PILOT NON-RATED.

## 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 CHI81FEE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE22), Feb 9, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N8457P), Manteno, IL, 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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