# NTSB CHI71FBJ27: Piper PA-32, N5251S, Lansing, MI, September 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1970
- Place: Lansing, MI · LANSING, MI
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3686   70/9/7    LANSING,MICH        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 369
        TIME - 1358                    N5251S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATTLE CREEK,MICH           FLINT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FUEL SEL L WING TIP TANK,EMPTY.DID NOT SWITCH TANKS.2HRS IN TYPE.CRASHED LNDD,TALL WEEDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5251S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5251S), registered now, S/N 32-40954, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capital City

## Other investigations on N5251S (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 CHI94LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA121), Mar 21, 1994: Piper PA-32-300 (N5251S), Ellsworth, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the jammed impulse coupling on the left magneto which caused the crankshaft drive gear to shear from the crankshaft.

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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