# Accident 19951226043639A: Piper PA46310P, Ocala, FL, December 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1995, 22:45 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2608° N, 82.1094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2608&lon=-82.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800SJ-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951226043639A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. MISSED VECTORS TO AIRPORT. CRASHED IN TREES. ENGINE THRU ROD. TURBINE GAUGE WRONG. LACK OF LUBE ON CYL.

## 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 MIA96FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA049), Dec 27, 1995: Piper PA-46-310P (N800SJ), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: oil starvation resulting in connecting rod failure in three of the six cylinders due to lack of lubrication. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot to adhere to a ATC vector toward…

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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