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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Pellston, MI · February 5, 1974

Date
February 5, 1974
Place
Pellston, MI
Airport
Emmet County
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3911W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74FEM38
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
821 total740 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot did not preheat oil sufficiently prior to flight. Nr con rod failed in bearing area.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DID NOT PREHEAT OIL SUFFICIENTLY PRIOR TO FLIGHT.NR CON ROD FAILED IN BEARING AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.