19890514013989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Waunakee, WI · May 14, 1989

Date
May 14, 1989 · 09:13 local
Place
Waunakee, WI
Airport
Waunakee Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7465P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA087
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1B5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total2,600 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine noise on takeoff. Began return,lost oil pressure and seized. Crash landed. Rod bearing rotrated in web.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE NOISE ON TAKEOFF. BEGAN RETURN,LOST OIL PRESSURE AND SEIZED. CRASH LANDED. ROD BEARING ROTRATED IN WEB.

NTSB investigation

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