# Accident 19890911034069A: Piper PA32300, Springdale, AR, September 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1989, 08:52 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.1764° N, 94.1192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGDALE MUNI (ASG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1764&lon=-94.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8995N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8995N-1990-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890911034069A

## Narrative

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

ON ILS APPROACH LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE ROD FAILED. HIT TREES. NEW HOSES HAD BEEN INSTALLED. ONE NOT CONNECTED.

## 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 MKC89FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA196), Sep 11, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N8995N), Bentonville, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A LOOSE OIL LINE THAT BECAME DISCONNECTED, WHEN MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD FROM…

## Other reports on N8995N (1)

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

- [Accident 19750313005009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750313005009A), Mar 13, 1975: Piper PA32300 (N8995N), Lucy, LA, Substantial damage. Plt surveyed area. Allowed acft to touchdown perpendicular to rows. Gusting to 20K.

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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