# Accident 19951024034499A: Piper PA28R180, Dibble, OK, October 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1995, 11:25 local time
- Place: Dibble, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QFGS
- Location: 35.0197° N, 97.6271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dibble, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0197&lon=-97.6271&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7471J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7471J-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,305 total, 157 in this make and model, 327 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951024034499A

## Narrative

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

DURING DUAL AT 3500 FT. LOUD NOISE OIL ON WINDSHIELD. COLLIDED WITH DITCH LANDING. LOST ROD BOLTS. RODS THRU CASE.

## 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 FTW96LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA025), Oct 24, 1995: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7471J), Dibble, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: an overload failure of the #1 connecting rod bolt and resulting connecting rod fatigue failure. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N7471J (1)

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

- [Incident 19850816046269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816046269I), Aug 16, 1985: Piper PA28R180 (N7471J), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. Engine lost power after liftoff. Landed on overrun with several bounces collapsing the landing gear.

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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