44.9024° N, 85.0613° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mancelona, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 21, 1997 · 17:15 local
Place
Mancelona, MI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N20863
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total360 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Encountered freezing rain. Diverted airport. Landed ice and snow covered runway damage wing. Briefed on hazards of ici
As the FAA filed it
ENCOUNTERED FREEZING RAIN.DIVERTED AIRPORT.LANDED ICE AND SNOW COVERED RUNWAY DAMAGE WING.BRIEFED ON HAZARDS OF ICI