# Accident 19960620014579A: Piper PA36300, Littlefield, TX, June 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Littlefield, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9092° N, 102.3304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9092&lon=-102.3304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57836, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57836-1999-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960620014579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. (-23) PILOT STATES THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN ENGINE PISTON ROD BROKE. ENGINE RECORDS INDICATE TIMES SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL - 1992 HR; SINCE TOP OVERHAUL - 927 HR.

## 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 FTW96LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA264), Jun 20, 1996: Piper PA-36-300 (N57836), Littlefield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the number 5 and 6 connecting rods. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N57836 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910518020069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910518020069I), May 18, 1991: Piper PA36300 (N57836), Littlefield, TX, Minor damage. Struck the flagging truck with right gear on spray run. Pilot stated he did not pull up quickly enough.

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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