# Accident 19750705021539A: Piper PA28160, Ruskin, FL, July 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1975
- Place: Ruskin, FL
- Airport: Peter O Knight
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 27.9154° N, 82.4494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PETER O KNIGHT (TPF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9154&lon=-82.4494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5037W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5037W-1976-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 70 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705021539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OIL PRES LINE P/N 6363500 TO OIL COOLER RUPTURED.OVR BAY HEADED FOR SHORE LINE WHEN ENG SEIZED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA76FLD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD02), Jul 5, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5037W), Ruskin, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5037W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741123042439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741123042439A), Nov 23, 1974: Piper PA28160 (N5037W), Wauchula, FL, Substantial damage. Plt atmtd turn to otr rwy. Drg braking acft slid on grass struck bushes and drain ditch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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