# Accident 19950906027939A: Piper PA28R180, Lago Vista, TX, September 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1995, 11:47 local time
- Place: Lago Vista, TX
- Airport: Rusty Allen Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4505° N, 97.9694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4505&lon=-97.9694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3726T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3726T-1997-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 813 total, 48 in this make and model, 292 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950906027939A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. UNABLE MAKE RUNWAY OF AIRPORT. HIT FENCE LANDING. CONNECTING RODS SEPARATED.

## 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 FTW95LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA370), Sep 6, 1995: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3726T), Lago Vista, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N3726T (1)

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

- [Incident 19920120002019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920120002019I), Jan 20, 1992: Piper PA28R180 (N3726T), Albuquerque, NM. Right main landing gear collapsed on landing rollout.

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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