# NTSB CHI71FBQ13: Piper PA-24, N5887P, Mt.Carmel, IL, August 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1970
- Place: Mt.Carmel, IL · MT.CARMEL, IL
- Location: 38.4190° N, 87.7698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Carmel, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4190&lon=-87.7698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBQ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBQ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1263  70/8/28    MT.CARMEL,ILL       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 588
        TIME - 1540                    N5887P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BECKERMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OHIO                 MT.CARMEL,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- CARB PARTING SURFACES LOOSE.HI TIME CARB.PLT STALLED AVOIDING WIRES AT END OF RWY.FULL FLAP APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5887P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5887P-2017-02-28), registration cancelled 2017-02-28, S/N 24-972, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beckerman

## Other investigations on N5887P (2)

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 MIA01LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA058), Jan 9, 2001: Piper PA-24-250 (N5887P), Pittsview, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to conduct proper preflight planning, resulting in loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent emergency descent and landing to an…
- [NTSB FTW72DPJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPJ13), Sep 16, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N5887P), Midwest City, OK, substantial damage

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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