# Accident 19810202002589A: Piper PA28R200, Roebuck, SC, February 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1981, 18:39 local time
- Place: Roebuck, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.8790° N, 81.9644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roebuck, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8790&lon=-81.9644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57373, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57373-1981-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,738 total, 93 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202002589A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER GOVERNOR OIL LINE ELBOW FAILED DUE TO OVERTORQUED NUTS. ENGINE SEIZED. LANDED WHEELS UP IN A FIELD.

## 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 ATL81FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA041), Feb 2, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N57373), Roebuck, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57373 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780109002299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780109002299I), Jan 9, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N57373), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear before landing auto gear extension system also failed.

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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