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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Orlando, FL · June 26, 1997

Date: June 26, 1997 · 17:35 local
Place: Orlando, FL
Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N859KW
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA196
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 406 total12 in the last 90 days

N859KWRegistration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-25607 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Engine quit after departure. Turned back. Struck trees. Oil on fuselage. Oil radiator to oil pump failed. (-23) after departing sfb, FL airport and climbing to about 1500 ft, the aircraft experienced a loss of engine RPM, quickly followed by engine failure. On the forced landing, the aircraft struck a line of trees. The aircraft lodged in the trees in a near vertical nose down attitude. Mr schlegel opened the door and exited the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER DEPARTURE. TURNED BACK. STRUCK TREES. OIL ON FUSELAGE. OIL RADIATOR TO OIL PUMP FAILED. (-23) AFTER DEPARTING SFB, FL AIRPORT AND CLIMBING TO ABOUT 1500 FT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE RPM, QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE. ON THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LINE OF TREES. THE AIRCRAFT LODGED IN THE TREES IN A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. MR SCHLEGEL OPENED THE DOOR AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA97LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanford, FLFailure of the oil cooler radiator hose which resulted in oil exhaustion and subsequent engine failure. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the FAA to require a recurrent detailed examination and or require those hoses be life limited to prevent…Jun 26, 1997 · Substantial damage