# Accident 19880605017869A: Piper PA28RT201T, Grand Canyon, AZ, June 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2131N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2131N-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total, 370 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605017869A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND FUMES AND LOSS OIL PRESSURE. HIT TREE ON LANDING. OIL PRESSURE ADAPTER TO HOBBS FAILED.

## 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 LAX88LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA213), Jun 5, 1988: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N2131N), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE AN TEE FITTING, THEREBY ALLOWING THE OIL TO BE PUMPED OVERBOARD CAUSING THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OF THE TEE FITTING WAS CAUSED BY THE TIE WRAP USED TO SECURE THE LINE. THE TIE…

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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