# Accident 19811024069329A: Piper PA22150, Howell, MI, October 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Howell, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6081° N, 83.9343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6081&lon=-83.9343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7439D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7439D-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811024069329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON EMPTY TANK. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## 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 CHI82FEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEC05), Oct 24, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N7439D), Howell, 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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