# Incident 19920731032379I: Piper PA20, Joplin, MO, July 31, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1992, 09:50 local time
- Place: Joplin, MO
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0842° N, 94.5133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joplin, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0842&lon=-94.5133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127X-2000-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731032379I

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSHIELD. LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND A BROKEN NR4 CONNECTING ROD.

## Other reports on N127X (1)

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

- [Accident 19980801028389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980801028389A), Aug 1, 1998: Piper PA20 (N127X), Andover, KS, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that at an altitude of 60 to 70 feet above the ground a sudden loss of power occurred followed by a 'rapid descent' into a line of trees at…

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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