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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Corunna, MI · March 31, 1981

Date
March 31, 1981 · 20:05 local
Place
Corunna, MI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2158D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FA040
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,933 total27 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit after setting power and mixture for cruise. Crash occurred during night emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER SETTING POWER AND MIXTURE FOR CRUISE. CRASH OCCURRED DURING NIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.