19791004030249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Connellsville, PA · October 4, 1979

Date
October 4, 1979 · 19:30 local
Place
Connellsville, PA
Airport
Connellsville
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3075N
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FGM01
Reported as
Piper PA28236
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
446 total3 in this make and model82 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine ran rough & seized on night crosscountry. Made emergency landing in cornfield. Found broken oil line.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE RAN ROUGH & SEIZED ON NIGHT CROSSCOUNTRY. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN CORNFIELD. FOUND BROKEN OIL LINE.

NTSB investigation

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