# Incident 19940731031909I: Piper PA28151, Durham, NH, July 31, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Durham, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1428° N, 70.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durham, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1428&lon=-70.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41318, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41318) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 488 total, 420 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731031909I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT AT LEVEL CRUISE 3500' LOST POWER, CHANGED FUEL TANKS, TURNED FUEL PUMP ON, CARB HEAT ON. ONE MINUTE LATER, EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. PROPELLER STOPPED AT 1200 POSITION. ADVISED MHT ATC. PILOT LOOKED FOR SAFE LANDING SITE IN OPEN FIELD. PILOT CIRCLED DOWN TO UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CORN FIELD AND LANDED DUE WEST, ROLLED 100' AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. FAA INVESTIGATION NOTED HEAVY OIL DEPOSIT ON BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. ENGINE INVESTIGATION REVEALED OIL COOLER HOSE BADLY DETERIORATED, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF TOTAL LOSS OF OIL AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE.

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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