# Accident 19810318010339A: Piper PA23, Lowell, MI, March 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1981, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lowell, MI
- Airport: Lowell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9547° N, 85.3456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOWELL CITY (24C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9547&lon=-85.3456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2023P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2023P-1981-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 577 total, 92 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318010339A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT LOT CONTROL AND AIRPLANE CRASHED AFTER TURNING 120 DEGREES TO THE LEFT.

## 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 CHI81FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA035), Mar 18, 1981: Piper PA-23 (N2023P), Lowell, MI, destroyed, 1 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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