# Accident 19960331005619A: Piper PA28140, Thief River Fal, MN, March 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Thief River Fal, MN
- Airport: Thief River Falls Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1109° N, 96.1710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1109&lon=-96.1710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5932U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5932U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 260 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331005619A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE ON LOCAL FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN SNOW COVERED FIELD. OIL COOLER LINE FAILED. ENGINE SEIZED. (-23) PILOT WAS ON A VFR PLEASURE RIDE. AIRCRAFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO "0", FOLLOWED THEREAFTER BY ROUGHNESS AND TOTAL ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PILOT LANDED IN A SNOW COVERED FIELD. MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. FIREWALL BENT. AIRCRAFT IS LIKELY A TOTAL LOSS. NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI96LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA121), Mar 31, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N5932U), Thief Rvr Falls, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A ruptured oil line, which resulted in oil exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N5932U (2)

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

- [Accident 20201020018759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201020018759A), Oct 20, 2020: Piper PA-28-140 (N5932U), Buda, TX, Substantial damage. During night instruction pilot reported engine began not to make power, all indications normal, turned on carb heat, no change noted. Engine began to shake,…
- [Incident 20200115004089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200115004089I), Jan 15, 2020: Piper PA-28-140 (N5932U), Bulverde, TX, Minor damage. Solo student pilot performed takeoff and landing training at Bulverde Airpark (1T8) in Bulverde, TX. Aircraft experienced a hard landing during VFR conditions.…

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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