# Accident 19970731020859A: Piper PA28R180, Buckeye, AZ, July 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1997, 08:14 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Buckeye Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3804° N, 112.5508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3804&lon=-112.5508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4667J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4667J-2002-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,337 total, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970731020859A

## Narrative

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

LOOSE OIL COOLER LINE B NUT ALLOWED ENGINE OIL LEAK OUT. ENGINE SIEZED CRASHED LINE RECENTLY REPLACED NOT CHECKED.

## 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 LAX97LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA266), Jul 31, 1997: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4667J), Buckeye, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total oil exhaustion of the engine due to the inadequate maintenance installation of the oil cooler lines by the owner/mechanic.

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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