N81978
Piper PA-23-250
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on January 4, 1991.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- May 28, 1983Accident
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN ABOUT 4 MILES FROM THE ARPT AT 200 FT THE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER WITH THE DROPPING FROM 2000 TO 1500 RPM. HE ALSO STATED THAT APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT DID NOT IMPROVE PERFORMANCE.