# Accident 19930707022739A: Piper PA24180, Madison Heights, VA, July 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1993, 10:02 local time
- Place: Madison Heights, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4300° N, 79.1001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4300&lon=-79.1001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7443P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7443P-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930707022739A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED ATC LOOSING OIL PRESSURE DURING VECTORS TO AIRPORT. LOST CONTROL WHEN ENGINE QUIT. OIL COOLER LINE BURST.

## 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 BFO93FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA113), Jul 7, 1993: Piper PA-24-180 (N7443P), Madison Heights, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL STARVATION AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE OIL COOLER LINES.

## Other reports on N7443P (1)

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

- [Incident 19890626049759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626049759I), Jun 26, 1989: Piper PA24 (N7443P), Sebring, FL, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear and landed with gear retracted.

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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