- Date
- March 23, 1974
- Place
- W Lafayette, IN · W LAFAYETTE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5568PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740323010829A
- Case key
- 186275
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0868 74/3/23 W LAFAYETTE,IND PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1503 N5568P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 45, 3170 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 258 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PURDUE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MONEE,ILL WISE,VA LAFAYETTE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 25 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 350 14 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- DRG 2ND APCH ENG QUIT.PLT ELECTED TO LND IN FLD S OF RWY.AIR INTAKE FULL SNO,MUD.NO DETERMINATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5568P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Purdue
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5568P · 1
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