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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Broken Arrow, OK · March 31, 2003

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Date
March 31, 2003 · 15:55 local
Place
Broken Arrow, OK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N70NZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW03FA120
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total130 in this make and model
N70NZRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7940073 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft departed from r.l. jones (rvs) at 1430 en route to locust grove, OK to look at property and intended to return to rvs, no flight plan was filed. While enroute back to rvs, the pilot contacted tulsa approach and reported a rough engine and a loss of oil pressure. Witnesses reported smoke trailing the aircraft. Tulsa approach advised the pilot that harvey young airport (1H6) was three miles west. The pilot stated he would try to make it to rvs. The pilot again contacted the tulsa approach and advised that he will land at 1H6. While enroute to 1H6 the pilot again contacted tulsa approach and stated that he lost oil pressure then engine quit and there was smoke in the cabin. At this time the pilot stated he will try to land in a field that he was over. At this time the aircraft turned right and nosed over and impacted the terrain. The aircraft was destroyed and mostly consumed by a post impact fire. The pilot and two passengers received fatal injuries. The propeller blades were both bent aft and did not show leading edge damage or face polishing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM R.L. JONES (RVS) AT 1430 EN ROUTE TO LOCUST GROVE, OK TO LOOK AT PROPERTY AND INTENDED TO RETURN TO RVS, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. WHILE ENROUTE BACK TO RVS, THE PILOT CONTACTED TULSA APPROACH AND REPORTED A ROUGH ENGINE AND A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. WITNESSES REPORTED SMOKE TRAILING THE AIRCRAFT. TULSA APPROACH ADVISED THE PILOT THAT HARVEY YOUNG AIRPORT (1H6) WAS THREE MILES WEST. THE PILOT STATED HE WOULD TRY TO MAKE IT TO RVS. THE PILOT AGAIN CONTACTED THE TULSA APPROACH AND ADVISED THAT HE WILL LAND AT 1H6. WHILE ENROUTE TO 1H6 THE PILOT AGAIN CONTACTED TULSA APPROACH AND STATED THAT HE LOST OIL PRESSURE THEN ENGINE QUIT AND THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT STATED HE WILL TRY TO LAND IN A FIELD THAT HE WAS OVER. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT AND NOSED OVER AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND MOSTLY CONSUMED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BOTH BENT AFT AND DID NOT SHOW LEADING EDGE DAMAGE OR FACE POLISHING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW03FA120Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBroken Arrow, OKFailure of the engine due to the blow-by condition in the number six cylinder for undetermined reasons, which resulted in oil starvation and eventual failure of the associated connecting rod end cap. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed…Mar 31, 2003 · Destroyed