# Incident 19810413029429I: Piper PA32260, Mackinac Island, MI, April 13, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1981, 13:35 local time
- Place: Mackinac Island, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8602° N, 84.6258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mackinac Island, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8602&lon=-84.6258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56982, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56982-1992-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413029429I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFT OFF ENGINE QUIT. EMERGENCY LANDING. LEFT TANK DRY AND RIGHT TANK HAD TEN GALLONS.

## Other reports on N56982 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920209002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920209002449A), Feb 9, 1992: Piper PA32260 (N56982), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Advised on briefing part of runway closed but landed on closed part. Struck barrier. Veered off runway into fence.
- [Accident 19741226041849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741226041849A), Dec 26, 1974: Piper PA32260 (N56982), West Chester, PA, 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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