- Date
- January 28, 1981
- Place
- Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N222EBPiper PA-31P
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810128002049A
- Case key
- 126819
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0340 81/1/28 PONTIAC,MI PIPER PA-31P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1100 N222EB PX- 0 0 5 CORP/EXEC 38, 5187 TOTAL HOURS, 701 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PONTIAC,MI COLUMBUS,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OUTBOARD WG TKS SVCD W JET FUEL.MNVRD TO AVOID TREE & 2 PWR LNS.STRUCK ROCK PILE CVRD W SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N222EB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N222EBRegistration cancelled Jun 28, 2022 · Piper PA-31PAirframe modelPiper PA-31PEngine modelLycoming TIGO-541SER
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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