# Accident 20070210006159A: Piper PA32300, Pellston, MI, February 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2007
- Place: Pellston, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5547° N, 84.7876° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5547&lon=-84.7876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4258R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4258R-2009-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070210006159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT FROM (CMX) HOUGHTON/HANCOCK, MI TO (PTK) PONTIAC, MI. THE PIPER AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA NORTH EAST OF PELLSTON, MI. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES RESULTING FROM THE CRASH. PILOT REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT IN FAIR CONDITION.

## 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 CHI07LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA071), Feb 11, 2007: Piper PA-32-300 (N4258R), Pellston, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the engine cylinder which resulted in a complete loss of engine power, and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot during the subsequent forced landing. Contributing to…

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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