# Accident 19751218040269A: Piper PA34200, Troy, MI, December 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1975
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Troy Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5297T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5297T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,275 total, 103 in this make and model, 305 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751218040269A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI76FEC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC15), Dec 18, 1975: Piper PA-34 (N5297T), Troy, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5297T (1)

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

- [Incident 19830215013549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215013549I), Feb 15, 1983: Piper PA34200 (N5297T), Middletown, PA. Due to left engine surge RPM. Pilot shut engine down. Returned. Found crankshaft had broken at #4 crank journal.

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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