# Accident 19830831045199A: Piper PA28R200, Copan, OK, August 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1983, 00:17 local time
- Place: Copan, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.8901° N, 95.9203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8901&lon=-95.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1292T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1292T-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830831045199A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SEIZED. STRUCK A POWERLINE DURING NIGHT FORCED LANDING. SOURCE OF OIL LEAK UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW83FA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA406), Aug 31, 1983: Piper PA 28R-200 (N1292T), Copan, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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