# Accident 19970304046799A: Piper PA28R200, Thibodaux, LA, March 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1997, 12:40 local time
- Place: Thibodaux, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7898° N, 90.8195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7898&lon=-90.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2654T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2654T-2004-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970304046799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 4, 1997, AT 1243 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER, MODEL PA-28R-200. AIRPLANE, N2654T, OPERATED BY MR. RICHARD H. SCHULZE, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN POWER LOSS AND LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE ENGINE STOPPAGE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED, GEAR-UP, TO A PAVED ROAD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAS BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THIBODAUX MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON MARCH 4, 1997, AT 1240.

## 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 FTW97LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA113), Mar 4, 1997: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2654T), Thibodaux, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to comply with an airworthiness directive which specified the correct type of oil quick drain valve for this airplane, the installation of an incorrect oil quick…

## Other reports on N2654T (1)

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

- [Accident 19991030034929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991030034929A), Oct 30, 1999: Piper PA28R200 (N2654T), Bogalusa, LA, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 30, 1999, at 1218 central daylight time, Piper PA-28R-200 airplane, N2654T, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during a forced…

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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