# Accident 19961219047079A: Redoak, IA, December 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1996, 14:21 local time
- Place: Redoak, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0106° N, 95.2192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0106&lon=-95.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N446RD (not matched to a registry record)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961219047079A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT WAS ENROUTE WHEN HE NOTICED ABNORMAL OIL PRESSURE INDICATIONS FOLLOWED BY SMELL OF OIL AND ENGINE POWER FLUCTUATIONS. ON DESCENT TO RDK AIRPORT, ENGINE FAILED ALTOGETHER. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD AND RAN THROUGH FENCES, COLLAPSING NOSE GEAR AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING AIRCRAFT. ENGINE EXAM REVEALED AN INTERNAL ENGINE PART HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND EXITED THROUGH ENGINE CASE.

## 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 CHI97LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA050), Dec 19, 1996: Piper PA-46 (N446RD), Red Oak, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight and failure to make a precautionary landing. Additional factors included oil starvation and the failed connecting rod and rod bearing.

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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