19890121001019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Brighton, MI · January 21, 1989

Date
January 21, 1989 · 12:55 local
Place
Brighton, MI
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3536M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89DEC02
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
674 total268 in this make and model13 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.

Engine lost oil and seized on takeoff. Crash landed. Incorrect oil drain valve opened by retracting nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST OIL AND SEIZED ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED. INCORRECT OIL DRAIN VALVE OPENED BY RETRACTING NOSE GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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