# Accident 19951227042609A: Piper PA24250, Kaufman, TX, December 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kaufman, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5792° N, 96.2992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5792&lon=-96.2992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5221P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5221P-2014-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951227042609A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE SMOKE IN COCKPIT TRIED LAND IN FIELD. HIT FENCE. OIL ON COWLING PUSH ROD TUBE BENT AND OUT OF PLACE.

## 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 FTW96LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA078), Dec 27, 1995: Piper PA-24-250 (N5221P), Kaufman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A BENT PUSH ROD AND THE RESULTANT LOSS OF OIL. FACTORS WERE THE COCKPIT SMOKE AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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