# Incident 19801016074609I: Piper PA28140, Greensboro, NC, October 16, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1980, 12:56 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8162N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8162N-2004-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801016074609I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO RUPTURED OIL LINE FROM OIL PUMP TO OIL COOLER.

## Other reports on N8162N (1)

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

- [Accident 20021115031619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021115031619A), Nov 15, 2002: Piper PA28140 (N8162N), Greensboro, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot was practicing night landings when he hit a tree on final approach. Aircraft appeared to stall and crash into trees. Witness statements indicated…

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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