40.4865° N, 81.4402° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of New Philadelphia, OH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 3, 1986 · 08:15 local
Place
New Philadelphi, OH
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7884W
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
92 total80 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine failed en route. Landed in a field. Oil pressure relief cage ball guide failed causing inadequate oil supply.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A FIELD.OIL PRESSURE RELIEF CAGE BALL GUIDE FAILED CAUSING INADEQUATE OIL SUPPLY.