# Accident 19970626016069A: Piper PA28140, Orlando, FL, June 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1997, 17:35 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7791° N, 81.2705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7791&lon=-81.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N859KW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859KW-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 406 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970626016069A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA97LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA196), Jun 26, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N859KW), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure 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…

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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