# Accident 19980129010449A: Piper PA28R201T, Lone Grove, OK, January 29, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1998, 00:37 local time
- Place: Lone Grove, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1800° N, 97.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1800&lon=-97.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43763, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43763-2000-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980129010449A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 29, 1998, AT 0037 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-201T AIRPLANE, N43763, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR LONE GROVE, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE SOLE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAIELD FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, THE PREVIOUS EVENING. DURING A PERSONAL INTERVIEW, CONDUCTED BY THE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE. (IIC), THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS FUELED TO THE TANK TABS WITH 59 GALLONS AT 0406 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON JANUARY 28, 1998. THE PILOT PAIDE FOR THE FUEL A T1730, HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS NOT KNOWN. THE PROPERTY OWNER AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE IIC. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS QUALIFIED AS A FIREMAN, PARAMEDIC, AND EMERGENCY RESCUE PERSON. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR ANY ENGINE SOUNDS. THE AIRPLANE HIT TREES AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM HIS HOUSE. THE WITNESS ASSISTED THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER AND NOTIFIED LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION. THE WITNESS EXAMINED THE SITE AND FOUND NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF FUEL. HE FOUND THE RIGHT WING SEPERATED FROM THE AIRFRAME. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #FTW98LA112

## 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 FTW98LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA112), Jan 29, 1998: Piper PA-28R-201T (N43763), Lone Grove, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Factors were the total loss of electrical power resulting from a separated alternator cable due to improper maintenance by unknown…

## Other reports on N43763 (2)

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

- [Incident 19901024055479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901024055479I), Oct 24, 1990: Piper PA28R201T (N43763), Denver, CO, Minor damage. No gear down safe light. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Worn hydraulic hose leaked all fluid.
- [Incident 19890319021929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890319021929I), Mar 19, 1989: Piper PA28R201T (N43763), Kiowa, CO, Minor damage. Forced landing due to engine knock and smoke in cockpit. Cylinder exhaust valve rocker shaft hold down stud broke.

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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