# Accident 19820913045779A: Piper PA25, Red Level, AL, September 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1982, 17:45 local time
- Place: Red Level, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.4004° N, 86.5998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4004&lon=-86.5998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9728P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9728P-1999-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 160 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820913045779A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE, WING STRUCK A TREE WHILE LANDING ON A ROAD. AIRCRAFT ROTATED INTO A DITCH. BROKEN OIL LINE.

## 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 ATL82DA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA273), Sep 13, 1982: Piper PA-25 (N9728P), Red Level, AL, 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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