# Incident 19970725025149I: Piper PA28R200, Wurtsboro, NY, July 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1997, 15:53 local time
- Place: Wurtsboro, NY
- Airport: Wurtsboro/Sullivan Co Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5979° N, 74.4592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WURTSBORO/SULLIVAN COUNTY (N82), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5979&lon=-74.4592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15302, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15302-2023-09-05) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970725025149I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE KNOCK. OIL PRESSURE ZERO. LANDED AIRPORT. HOLE IN CRANKCASE. INDICATES CONNECTING ROD FAILURE.

## Other reports on N15302 (4)

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

- [Accident 20200728018129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200728018129A), Jul 28, 2020: Piper PA-28R-200 (N15302), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. The night of 07/27/2020 pilot and one passenger departed on a 14 CFR part 141 cross country flight from sugarland, TX (sgr) to tyler, TX (tyr), hugo, ok (hhw)…
- [Incident 20050205000749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050205000749I), Feb 5, 2005: Piper PA28R200 (N15302), Richmond, TX. (-23) N15302, a PA-28R-200, departed sugar land municipal/hull field (sgr) at 14:54Z. The pilot in command was [privacy data omitted] at 15:15Z the aircraft…
- [Incident 19990622032639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990622032639I), Jun 22, 1999: Piper PA28R200 (N15302), Leesburg, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor pilot initiated a simulated engine failure by reducing power with throttle abeam runway 35 numbers at Leesburg airport, VA. While maneuvering…
- [Incident 19920821036899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920821036899I), Aug 21, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N15302), Cleveland, TN, Minor damage. Appears pilot landed with the gear in a retracted position.

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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