# NTSB CHI75FECS5: Piper PA-24, N5574P, Mason, MI, June 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1975
- Place: Mason, MI · MASON, MI
- Location: 42.5807° N, 84.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5807&lon=-84.4423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FECS5
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FECS5

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1546  75/6/13    MASON,MI            PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 175
        TIME - 2000                    N5574P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GREENSBORO,NC               SAULT STE MARIE,MI           MEDINA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PASSAGES BLOCKED RESULTING IN INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5574P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5574P), registered now, S/N 24-638, 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: Mason

## 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 19750613017439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750613017439A), Jun 13, 1975: Piper PA24400, Mason, MI, Substantial damage. Oil passages blocked resulting in inadequate lubrication of connecting rod bearings

## Other investigations on N5574P (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 UNK64X1680](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1680), May 9, 1964: Piper PA24 (N5574P), Laurel, MD, 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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