# Accident 19810303007139A: Piper PA34200, Manistee, MI, March 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Manistee, MI
- Airport: Manistee Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2449° N, 86.3277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manistee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2449&lon=-86.3277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4797T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4797T-1982-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 249 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810303007139A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH-LANDED ON FROZEN RIVER. PILOT HAD TURBOS ON, OVERBOOSTED ENGINES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4797T (1)

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

- [Incident 19801128083569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801128083569I), Nov 28, 1980: Piper PA34200 (N4797T), Manistee, MI, Minor damage. Zd zw gear collapsed after hard landing & heavy braking.

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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