- Date
- February 2, 1981
- Place
- Houghton, MI · HOUGHTON, MI
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4542QPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19810202002599A
- Case key
- 80060
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0037 81/2/2 HOUGHTON,MI PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2255 N4542Q PX- 0 2 1 BUSINESS AGE 24, 312 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 47 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUGHTON,MI GREEN BAY,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: SEALS AND GASKETS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BREATHER LINE OBSTRUCTED WITH ICE.CRANKSHAFT SEAL DISPLACED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4542Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4542QRegistration cancelled Dec 7, 2012 · Piper PA-28R-201Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.