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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Pineville, LA · August 16, 1978

Date
August 16, 1978
Place
Pineville, LA
Airport
Buhlow Lake
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2971R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW78FRJ29
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
595 total315 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wrong engine oil drain valve pn 756517C,actuated when gear retrac

As the FAA filed it

WRONG ENGINE OIL DRAIN VALVE PN 756517C,ACTUATED WHEN GEAR RETRAC

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.