# Accident 20110701025099A: Piper PA-28-180, Yellville, AR, July 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2011, 12:19 local time
- Place: Yellville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2202° N, 92.6794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2202&lon=-92.6794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56417, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56417-2012-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA441) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110701025099A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 1, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1219 CDT, N56417, A PIPER PA-28-180 AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT NEAR YELLVILLE, ARKANSAS EXPERIENCED DECAYING ENGINE RPM, LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL WITH SUBSEQUENT ENGINE STOPPAGE WHILE IN FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD AND STRUCK A ROLLED BALE OF HAY.  THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURY.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 CEN11LA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA441), Jul 1, 2011: Piper PA-28-180 (N56417), Flippin, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to improper maintenance and resultant oil starvation.

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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