# Accident 19750613017439A: Piper PA24400, Mason, MI, June 13, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1975
- Place: Mason, MI
- Airport: Mason
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.5807° N, 84.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5807&lon=-84.4423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5574P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5574P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 9 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FECS5](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FECS5) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750613017439A

## Narrative

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

OIL PASSAGES BLOCKED RESULTING IN INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS

## 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 CHI75FECS5](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FECS5), Jun 13, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N5574P), Mason, MI, substantial damage

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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