# Accident 19811112073149A: Piper PA28151, Titusville, FL, November 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1981, 10:15 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57364, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57364) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 537 total, 187 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FLD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811112073149A

## Narrative

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

OIL LINE BROKE. MADE FORCED LANDING IN A PALMETTO SWAMP. OIL LINE BEYOND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT TIME.

## 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 MIA82FLD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD05), Nov 12, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N57364), Titusville, FL, substantial damage

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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