ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383893
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 July 1982 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Merrifield |
| Registration: | N225NY |
| MSN: | 18-2266 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2612 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenneth City, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Petersburg, FL (KPIE) |
| St. Petersburg, FL (KPIE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE CRUISING THE AIRCRAFT OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT, SO MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SMALL FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A STUMP AND NOSED OVER. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN OIL LINE TO A PRESSURE GAUGE AND OIL LEAKED ON A HOT EXHAUST PIPE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA82DA153
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 April 1998 | N225NY | Advertising Air Force | 0 | St. Petersburg, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 05:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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