19810210003409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-160 · St Michael, MN · February 10, 1981

Date
February 10, 1981 · 08:30 local
Place
St Michael, MN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3478P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FER14
Reported as
Piper PA23160
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,806 total926 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engines became rough, lost power, due to engine air intake icing. Failed to use carbureator heat. Landed in field.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINES BECAME ROUGH, LOST POWER, DUE TO ENGINE AIR INTAKE ICING. FAILED TO USE CARBUREATOR HEAT. LANDED IN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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