# Accident 19810331013099A: Piper PA32RT300T, Corunna, MI, March 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1981, 20:05 local time
- Place: Corunna, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9834° N, 84.1159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corunna, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9834&lon=-84.1159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2158D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2158D-1981-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,933 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331013099A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI81FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA040), Mar 31, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N2158D), Corunna, 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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