ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378396
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| Date: | Friday 21 September 1984 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-201T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N38765 |
| MSN: | 28R-7703270 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2939 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Henderson, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Effingham, IL (1HA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED IN AN OFF ARPT FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE, OVERHEATED AND QUIT RUNNING. THE PLT SAID SHE CHECKED THE OIL QUANTITY AT 7 1/2 QTS BEFORE TAKEOFF FOR THE LOCAL FLT. THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AFTER ABOUT ONE HOUR OF FLT TIME. THE PLT MADE A LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND SKIDDED OFF INTO A CORN FIELD TO AVOID A CAR. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE 'PUSH FIT' OIL FILLER NECK TUBE WAS DISLODGED FROM THE CRANKCASE HOUSING AND LAYING LOOSE IN THE COWLING. THE ACFT WAS ONLY SIX HOURS OUT OF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL84LA284
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 September 2007 | N38765 | Private | 0 | Taos, New Mexico | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 08:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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