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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA24180 · Fleton, PA · June 16, 1992

Date
June 16, 1992 · 15:30 local
Place
Fleton, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21RE
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC92LA119
Reported as
Piper PA24180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total113 in this make and model20 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.

Lost oil pressure. Landed in tall wheat field. Ground looped. Mechanic failed to attach oil line to prop governor.

As the FAA filed it

LOST OIL PRESSURE. LANDED IN TALL WHEAT FIELD. GROUND LOOPED. MECHANIC FAILED TO ATTACH OIL LINE TO PROP GOVERNOR.

NTSB investigation

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