# Incident 19811129082791I: Piper PA24260, Lansing, MI, November 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9172P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9172P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 230 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/19811129082791I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZG PILOT NOTED ENGINE NOISE AND VIBRATION AND LANDED. ENGINE SEIZED WHEN ROTATED 360 DEGREES. CAUSE TO BE FOUND.

## Other reports on N9172P (2)

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

- [Accident 19790429008209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429008209A), Apr 29, 1979: Piper PA24260 (N9172P), La Paz, BL, Substantial damage. Pilot landed short on overrun of dirt strip. .the rough ground sheared off the airplanes landing gear.
- [Accident 19740116000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740116000259A), Jan 16, 1974: Piper PA24260 (N9172P), Quihi, TX, Destroyed. Complete power loss at nite. Attempted power off landing on road. Plt said r main read 1/2 full.

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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