# Accident 19960829025309A: Piper PA28180, Grant City, MO, August 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1996, 16:20 local time
- Place: Grant City, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4795° N, 94.4098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4795&lon=-94.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8456W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8456W-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 125 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960829025309A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER EN ROUTE.OIL PRESSURE ZERO. HIT HAY BALE LANDING. NOSED OVER. HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION DEPLETED SAME

## 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 CHI96LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA321), Aug 29, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N8456W), Grant City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: low oil level which resulted in the partial loss of engine power, the pilot's intentional operation of the airplane with a known mechanical deficiency, and the hay bale. Factors relating to this…

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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