19870410008919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Pine Center, MN · April 10, 1987

Date
April 10, 1987 · 00:15 local
Place
Pine Center, MN
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56721
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87DER04
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
644 total18 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost engine oil pressure. Impacted trees in a swamp during an emergency landing. Found a faulty oil pump.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. IMPACTED TREES IN A SWAMP DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND A FAULTY OIL PUMP.

NTSB investigation

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