# Accident 19950505009769A: Piper PA23160, Dayton, TN, May 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1995, 23:15 local time
- Place: Dayton, TN
- Airport: Mark Anton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4903° N, 85.0109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4903&lon=-85.0109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4300Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4300Y-1995-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 14 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950505009769A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE LOOSING OIL. VECTERED TO 2AO. CUT LEFT ENGINE ON FINA. UNABLE GEAR OR GO AROUND. CRANK SEAL CAME OUT.

## 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 ATL95LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA094), May 6, 1995: Piper PA-23-160 (N4300Y), Dayton, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: INSTALLATION OF AN IMPROPER CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL WHICH EVENTUALLY SEPARATED FROM ITS SEAT RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING IN THAT HE DID NOT ALLOW…

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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