# NTSB CHI70F0104: Piper PA-24, N5094P, South Lyons, MI, July 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1969
- Place: South Lyons, MI · SOUTH LYONS, MI
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2131  69/7/24    SOUTH LYONS,MICH    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 184
        TIME - 1940                    N5094P              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
          PWR PLT-PUSH ROD SOCKETS NOT INSTALLED.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXCESSIVE CLNC,ALL VALVES.30 MIN SINCE OVERHAUL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5094P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5094P-2012-05-25), registration cancelled 2012-05-25, S/N 24-103, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salem

## Other investigations on N5094P (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 CHI07CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA236), Jul 27, 2007: Piper PA-24-180 (N5094P), Berryville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and impacting terrain. A factor in the accident was the dirt…

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.

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