# Accident 19810219004459A: Piper PA31T, Pontiac, MI, February 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1981, 19:03 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Pontiac
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321SS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,961 total, 33 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810219004459A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHT TOWERS ON IFR APPROACH. CRASHED AND BURNED ON AIRPORT. CEILING & VISIBILITY ZERO.

## 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 CHI81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA029), Feb 19, 1981: Piper PA-31T (N321SS), Waterford Twp, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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