# NTSB MKC72FCD50: Piper PA-32, N4215T, Mason City, IA, January 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1972
- Place: Mason City, IA · MASON CITY, IA
- Location: 43.1478° N, 93.2004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1478&lon=-93.2004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1177   72/1/4    MASON CITY,IOWA     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1987
        TIME - 0715                    N4215T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 238 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLES CITY,IOWA           MASON CITY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        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- NRS 4,5&6 CNCTNG ROD BRGS FAILED.REASON FOR LACK OF LUBRICATION NOT DETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4215T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4215T), registered now, S/N 32-7200011, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (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

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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