# NTSB CHI81FEM07: Piper J3C-65, N6658H, Atlanta, MI, January 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1981
- Place: Atlanta, MI · ATLANTA, MI
- Location: 45.0042° N, 84.1548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0042&lon=-84.1548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0038  81/1/20    ATLANTA,MI          PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 74, 292
        TIME - 1230                    N6658H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,MI                  HILLMAN,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- SKI-EQPD.CRASHED ON A FROZEN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6658H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6658H-2013-05-31), registration cancelled 2013-05-31, S/N 19864, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810120002129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810120002129A), Jan 20, 1981: Piper J3C65, Atlanta, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit, cause unknown. Stalled avoiding trees on landing. Expired medical. No endorsements on permit.

## Other investigations on N6658H (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 CHI02LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA244), Aug 12, 2002: Piper J3C-65 (N6658H), Hillman, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance.

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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