Piper PA-28R N4542Q
2 February 1981 · Houghton, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 February 1981 at about 22:55 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N4542Q, operated by Leasair, was involved in an accident during in flight near Houghton, Michigan, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houghton, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N4542Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Leasair
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Green Bay, Wi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0037
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BREATHER LINE OBSTRUCTED WITH ICE.CRANKSHAFT SEAL DISPLACED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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