# Accident 19890121001019A: Piper PA28R201, Brighton, MI, January 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1989, 12:55 local time
- Place: Brighton, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5308° N, 83.7799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5308&lon=-83.7799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3536M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3536M-1989-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 674 total, 268 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890121001019A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI89DEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC02), Jan 21, 1989: Piper PA-28R-201 (N3536M), Brighton, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: INSTALLATION OF AN IMPROPER OIL DRAIN VALVE BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD 81-11-02/R1), RESULTING IN SUBSEQUENT INTERFERENCE…

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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