# Accident 19930220003049A: Piper PA28140, Bunnell, FL, February 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55737, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55737-1995-10-19) (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: 1,035 total, 700 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930220003049A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SEIZED. LANDED IN TREES. OIL COOLER LINE RUPTURED AT THE ADEL CLAMP.

## 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 MIA93LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA071), Feb 20, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N55737), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE RUPTURE OF THE OIL COOLER LINE AT THE ADEL CLAMP FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, AND A SUBSEQUENT ENGINE SEIZURE.

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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