19880312005179A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Rock Hill, SC · March 12, 1988

Date
March 12, 1988 · 13:29 local
Place
Rock Hill, SC
Airport
Rock Hill Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
FPKA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8727E
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA110
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,855 total390 in this make and model73 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.

On engine test, oil line came off. Lost oil and threw a rod. Pilot mismanaged forced landing. Overshot and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

ON ENGINE TEST, OIL LINE CAME OFF. LOST OIL AND THREW A ROD. PILOT MISMANAGED FORCED LANDING. OVERSHOT AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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