# NTSB CHI81FEC40: Piper PA-22, N8503C, Lapeer, MI, August 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1981
- Place: Lapeer, MI · LAPEER, MI
- Location: 43.0452° N, 83.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lapeer, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0452&lon=-83.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEC40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2767  81/8/13    LAPEER,MI           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N8503C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAPEER DUPONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAPEER,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOTH MAGS,BENDIX P/NS 10-51360-11 & -12,TYPES S4LN-20 & -21,S/NS 360586 & 360652,FD CRACKED OPEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8503C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8503C), registered now, S/N 22-1215, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lapeer Dupont

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810813049429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813049429A), Aug 13, 1981: Piper PA22135, Lapeer, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after engine failure.

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.

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