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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Mandeville, LA · July 5, 1983

Date: July 5, 1983 · 10:10 local
Place: Mandeville, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N40990
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA321
Reported as: Piper PA28151
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 99 total62 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N40990Registration cancelled Nov 19, 2012 · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415127 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine failure from lack of lubrication. Oil cooler line burst.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE FROM LACK OF LUBRICATION. OIL COOLER LINE BURST.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW83LA321Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMandeville, LAOn a cross country flight in normal cruise at 2000 ft AGL the engine quit. The pilot made a forced landing to a road. During landing roll the left wing struck a vehicle. The acft then slid into a ditch. Post accident investigation revealed that an oil line…Jul 5, 1983 · Substantial damage