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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Fraconia, PA · May 25, 1990

Date
May 25, 1990 · 15:20 local
Place
Fraconia, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8120C
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA111
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
197 total23 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.

Rough engine lost oil pressure. Made hard landing in a field. Oil cooler upper oil line had deteriorated. Leaked.

As the FAA filed it

ROUGH ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. MADE HARD LANDING IN A FIELD. OIL COOLER UPPER OIL LINE HAD DETERIORATED. LEAKED.

NTSB investigation

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