# Accident 19920616020719A: Piper PA24180, Fleton, PA, June 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fleton, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8507° N, 76.5599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8507&lon=-76.5599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21RE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 113 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920616020719A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC92LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA119), Jun 16, 1992: Piper PA-24-180 (N21RE), Felton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. AN ADDITIONAL CAUSE WAS THE FAILURE OF THE MECHANIC TO TIGHTEN THE OIL RETURN LINE ON THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS…

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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