# Accident 20061104024589A: Piper PA32300, Danville, AR, November 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2006, 23:20 local time
- Place: Danville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0869° N, 93.4275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0869&lon=-93.4275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15852, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15852-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061104024589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 4, 2006, AT 23:15:50 CT, A PIPER PA-32-300, N15852, REPORTED A VERY ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, THEN A MAYDAY, ON FIRE, GOING DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT GLIDED TO A PASTURE WHERE IT STRUCK A POWER LINE, ROLLED INVERTED, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, AND BURNED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LITTLE ROCK (LIT), ARKANSAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 22:45 CT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT ON FIRE; ATC PROVIDED VECTORS TO THE DANVILLE, ARKANSAS, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (32A). THE PILOT INFORMED ATC HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GLIDE THAT FAR. THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CRANKCASE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A LARGE HOLE IN IT; INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CONNECTING ROD NOT ATTACHED TO CRANK.

## 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 DFW07FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA020), Nov 5, 2006: Piper PA-32-300 (N15852), Danville, AR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the number 5 cylinder which resulted in oil starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power, and the pilot's inability to see the transmission line during the forced landing. Factors…

## Other reports on N15852 (1)

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

- [Accident 19761228041459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761228041459A), Dec 28, 1976: Piper PA32300 (N15852), PA, Substantial damage

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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