# Accident 19890514013989A: Piper PA24250, Waunakee, WI, May 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1989, 09:13 local time
- Place: Waunakee, WI
- Airport: Waunakee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5602° N, 89.8801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5602&lon=-89.8801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7465P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7465P-1991-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 2,600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890514013989A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA087), May 14, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N7465P), Waunakee, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: SLIPPAGE OF A BEARING, WHICH RESULTED IN BLOCKAGE OF THE LUBRICATION SYSTEM, AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD.

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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