20061022022669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Dry Prong, LA · October 22, 2006

Date: October 22, 2006 · 16:00 local
Place: Dry Prong, LA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N64GK
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW07FA007
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,800 total300 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N64GKRegistration cancelled Apr 17, 2007 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780327 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed branson MO. With four passengers onboard, over ruston, Louisiana pilot detected an oil pressure problem, pilot monitored oil pressure and noticed the oil pressure dropping rapidly, pilot was searching area to land, at this time pilot was at 3500 feet AGL, engine quit, pilot found a clearing in the woods, landed the aircraft in the clearing, and rolled into a wood line which destroyed the aircraft and had 3 serious injuries, and one fatal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED BRANSON MO. WITH FOUR PASSENGERS ONBOARD, OVER RUSTON, LOUISIANA PILOT DETECTED AN OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM, PILOT MONITORED OIL PRESSURE AND NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING RAPIDLY, PILOT WAS SEARCHING AREA TO LAND, AT THIS TIME PILOT WAS AT 3500 FEET AGL, ENGINE QUIT, PILOT FOUND A CLEARING IN THE WOODS, LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE CLEARING, AND ROLLED INTO A WOOD LINE WHICH DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD 3 SERIOUS INJURIES, AND ONE FATAL.

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 DFW07FA007Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportDry Prong, LAThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to oil starvation, resulting in an emergency off-airport forced landing. A factor associated with the accident was the instructor's improper in-flight decision in delaying to seek an emergency landing site…Oct 22, 2006 · Substantial damage