35.8620° N, 101.9650° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Dumas, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 9, 1987 · 10:55 local
Place
Dumas, TX
Airport
Municipal.
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8EG
Reported as
Piper PA46310P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total150 in this make and model150 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.
The engine failed catastrophically from oil starvation. Starter drive adapter seal leaking. Plane landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
THE ENGINE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY FROM OIL STARVATION. STARTER DRIVE ADAPTER SEAL LEAKING. PLANE LANDED SAFELY.