# Accident 20041021026389A: Piper PA32RT300T, Guntersville, AL, October 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2004, 14:03 local time
- Place: Guntersville, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4000° N, 86.2764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4000&lon=-86.2764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19TL-2004-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041021026389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/21/2004 MR. ROBERT THOMAS WEBB, PILOT OF AIRPLANE N19TL, WHILE IN FLIGHT REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE TO HUNTSVILLE (HSV) AIR TRAFFIC, DURING THAT TIME THE PILOT REQUESTED A VECTOR TO HUNTSVILLE (HSV). LATER IN THE FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED OIL SPRAY ON THE WINDSCREEN AND A LOUD POP SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, ENGINE QUIT AND PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES ON DESCENT DAMAGING BOTH WINGS; AIRPLANE ROTATED TO THE INVERTED POSITION AND CRASHED. PILOT UNBUCKLED HIMSELF AND CRAWLED FROM AIRPLANE, SUSTAINING SERIOUS INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 ATL05LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA007), Oct 21, 2004: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N19TL), Guntersville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total loss of engine power due to engine oil contamination, engine oil starvation, and multiple connecting rod bearing failures.

## Other reports on N19TL (1)

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

- [Incident 19991223037749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991223037749I), Dec 23, 1999: Piper PA32RT300T (N19TL), Hot Springs, AR, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted]

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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