# Accident 19921024043319A: Piper PA24, Ludington, MI, October 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1992, 21:00 local time
- Place: Ludington, MI
- Airport: Mason County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9493° N, 86.4401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9493&lon=-86.4401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6345P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6345P-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921024043319A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. SETTLED INTO TREES. PISTON RING NR1 CYL. BROKE AND RIGHT MAG INTERMITTENT. ENGINE OVER TBO.

## 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 CHI93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA016), Oct 25, 1992: Piper PA-24-180 (N6345P), Ludington, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB OUT ON A NIGHT FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N6345P (1)

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

- [Accident 19801113074839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113074839A), Nov 13, 1980: Piper PA24 (N6345P), Des Arc, MO, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Found leaky fuel cap had siphoned fuel, collapsed rubber fuel cell.

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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