# Accident 19911006045129A: Piper PA28140, Tylertown, MS, October 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1991, 12:25 local time
- Place: Tylertown, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1105° N, 90.1401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1105&lon=-90.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5414S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5414S-1995-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 65 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911006045129A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE OIL ON WINDSHIELD ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND FORCED LANDING. HIT TREES. CRANKSHAFT SEAL EXTRUDED. LEAKED.

## 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 MIA92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA006), Oct 6, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N5414S), Tylertown, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: OIL FOULING OF THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO A LOOSE ENGINE OIL SEAL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S PREEXISTING VISION IMPAIRMENT.

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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