# Accident 19841226068149A: Piper PA24260, Ypsilanti, MI, December 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1984, 17:55 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2393° N, 83.6199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2393&lon=-83.6199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8921P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8921P) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,195 total, 945 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841226068149A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS DUE TO ICE IN INDUCTION AIR FILTER. ALTERNATE AIR SOURCE DOOR DID NOT OPEN.PILOT GIVEN SIGMET FOR ICING.

## 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 CHI85LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA078), Dec 26, 1984: Piper PA-24-260 (N8921P), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8921P (1)

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

- [Accident 19831118058309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831118058309A), Nov 18, 1983: Piper PA24260 (N8921P), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing immediately after takeoff when engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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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