19960427008669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Vera, OK · April 27, 1996

Date
April 27, 1996 · 14:20 local
Place
Vera, OK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
KN9V
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7845C
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW96FA183
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total50 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Observed tree top level black smoke orange flame from engine. Rolled. Vertical dive. Auto exhaust clamps loosened. (-23) no narrative.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED TREE TOP LEVEL BLACK SMOKE ORANGE FLAME FROM ENGINE. ROLLED. VERTICAL DIVE. AUTO EXHAUST CLAMPS LOOSENED. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.