# Accident 19750516012509A: Piper PA24250, Houghton Lake, MI, May 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1975
- Place: Houghton Lake, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.3011° N, 84.7499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houghton Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3011&lon=-84.7499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6753P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6753P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,551 total, 66 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750516012509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCTRD SVR TURBC,DOOR POPPED OPEN,ENTRD SPIN.DMGD WINGS,L STABILATOR BENT DOWN 3FT FROM END.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI75DEM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM41), May 16, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N6753P), Houghton Lake, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6753P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19811019082689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811019082689I), Oct 19, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N6753P), Plymouth, MI, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear prior to landing. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19781021029601I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021029601I), Oct 21, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N6753P), Plymouth, MI, Minor damage. Both pilots reported on congested UNICOM. Pa 24 overran and collided with a C150 on final approach. Both landed safe

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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