45.3240° N, 118.0855° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grande, OR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 22, 1990 · 11:36 local
Place
Lagrande, OR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N514PU
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total55 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Low oil pressure warning. Smoke in cockpit. Engine failed. Landed on road. Piston pin plug failed.
As the FAA filed it
LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING. SMOKE IN COCKPIT. ENGINE FAILED. LANDED ON ROAD. PISTON PIN PLUG FAILED.