# Accident 19810304008749A: Piper J3C65, Grand Haven, MI, March 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Grand Haven, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0550° N, 86.2193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Haven, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0550&lon=-86.2193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2083M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2083M-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 622 total, 86 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810304008749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER DEPARTING PRIVATE STRIP. STRUCK TREES. FOUND CARB AND FUEL LINES FOULED WITH SAND AND RUST.

## 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 CHI81FEM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM11), Mar 4, 1981: Piper J3C (N2083M), Grand Haven, MI, 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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