# NTSB CHIB1FEM14: Piper J5A, N35697, Covert, MI, April 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1981
- Place: Covert, MI · COVERT, MI
- Location: 42.2936° N, 86.2622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covert, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2936&lon=-86.2622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 78-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/78-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHIB1FEM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHIB1FEM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0751  81/4/18    COVERT,MI           PIPER J5A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 670
        TIME - 1830                    N35697              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH HAVEN,MI             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL CAP NOT TYPE REQD BY AD 78-10-03.VENT TUBE ON TOP OF CAP OBSTD W SMALL GLOB OF SOLDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35697](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35697), registered now, S/N 5-725, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Registry model: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, 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 19810418018769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418018769A), Apr 18, 1981: Piper J5A, South Haven, MI, Substantial damage. Engine malfunctioned & aircraft crashed during attempted emergency landing.

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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