# Accident 19920226004119A: Piper PA28140, Woodland, CA, February 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1992, 11:05 local time
- Place: Woodland, CA
- Airport: Watts-Woodland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7103° N, 121.8500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7103&lon=-121.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N595SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N595SP-1993-11-30) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 16 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920226004119A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SEIZED. LANDED SHORT OF NEARBY AIRPORT. OIL COOLER HOSE LAST REPLACED IN 1975 RUPTURED.

## 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 LAX92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA129), Feb 26, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N595SP), Woodland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S INADEQUATE 100-HOUR INSPECTION AND FAILURE TO REPLACE THE OIL LINE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RUPTURE OF THE OIL LINE AND THE DITCH THAT TRAVERSED THE…

## Other reports on N595SP (1)

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

- [Accident 19730720024749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730720024749A), Jul 20, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N595SP), Franklin, CA, Substantial damage. Didn't ck all rwys prior to t/g.otr acft tkof x-ing rwy,well clear. Braked hard.

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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