# Accident 19981120031979A: Piper PA32300, Iberia, LA, November 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1998, 08:33 local time
- Place: Iberia, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9997° N, 91.8099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9997&lon=-91.8099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2881U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2881U-2001-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981120031979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE AND THE ACFT MDE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. (-23) THE PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE, ACCOMPANIED BY TOTAL OIL LOSS, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. HE EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO AN UNDEVELOPED AREA OF A SUBDIVISION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A HOLE HAD BEEN PUNCHED THROUGH THE ENGINE CASE AT NO. 6 CYLINDER LOCATION. CAUSE OF FAILURE UNDETERMINED UNTIL ENGINE TEARDOWN.

## 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 FTW99LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA032), Nov 20, 1998: Piper PA32-300 (N2881U), New Iberia, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's failure to properly torque the connecting rod's bolt and nut during engine overhaul. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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