# Accident 20071106829639A: Piper PA18135, Durbin, WV, November 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Durbin, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5708° N, 79.9356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5708&lon=-79.9356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3257B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3257B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071106829639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN STATED HE DEPARTED KAGC AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 EST ENROUTE TO KRIC. APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) HOURS INTO FLIGHT HE HEARD A "POP" AND OIL COVERED THE WINDSHIELD. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP AND AIRMAN STATED HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING WHILE HE STILL HAD ENGINE POWER AVAILABLE. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY LANDING ON A GRAVEL FORESTRY ROAD THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A 6 INCH DIAMETER PINE TREE ON ROLL OUT WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TUBULAR STRUCTURE WHERE THE RIGHT WING CONNECTS TO THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 NYC08LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA033), Nov 6, 2007: Piper PA-18-135 (N3257B), Durbin, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to the partially separated crankshaft oil seal.

## Other reports on N3257B (2)

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

- [Accident 20080628849759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080628849759A), Jun 28, 2008: Piper PA18135 (N3257B), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 28, 2008, at 1403 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-18-135, N3257B, registered to seashore advertising corporation and operated by van wagner…
- [Incident 19790922050999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922050999I), Sep 22, 1979: N3257B, Hollywood, FL. Pilot disembarked with the engine running, walked in front of the airplane, prop struck his arm.

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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