# Accident 19880621022479A: Piper PA28R200, Eldon, MO, June 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Eldon, MO
- Airport: Eldon Model Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3496° N, 92.5694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3496&lon=-92.5694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4490T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4490T-1988-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 79 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880621022479A

## Narrative

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

OIL LINE TO GOVERNOR BROKE,ENGINE THREW A ROD FROM LACK OF OIL. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC88LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA114), Jun 21, 1988: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4490T), Eldon, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL FAILURE OF THE POWERPLANT DUE TO AN OIL LINE RUPTURE, AND PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT NOT ATTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N4490T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850714047599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714047599I), Jul 14, 1985: Piper PA28R200 (N4490T), Corona, CA, Minor damage. Right gear could not be extended for landing. Scissor bolt had failed and gear was jammed in wheel well.

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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