# NTSB CHI74FEA33: Piper PA-24, N5568P, W Lafayette, IN, March 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: W Lafayette, IN · W LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.4437° N, 86.9236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4437&lon=-86.9236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0868  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5568P), registered now, S/N 24-632, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (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: Purdue

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740323010829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323010829A), Mar 23, 1974: Piper PA24, W Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Drg 2nd apch eng quit. Plt elected to lnd in fld s of rwy. Air intake full sno,mud. No determination.

## Other investigations on N5568P (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 MIA69F0373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0373), Mar 8, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N5568P), Dyersburg, TN, 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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