# Accident 19810210003409A: Piper PA23160, St Michael, MN, February 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: St Michael, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2100° N, 93.6650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Michael, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2100&lon=-93.6650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3478P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3478P-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,806 total, 926 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810210003409A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI81FER14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER14), Feb 10, 1981: Piper PA-23 (N3478P), St.Michael, MN, 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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