# Accident 20120712017379A: Piper PA-25-235, Mott, ND, July 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2012, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mott, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.3597° N, 102.3231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3597&lon=-102.3231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8801L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8801L-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA437) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120712017379A

## Narrative

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

SUSPECT LOSS OF OIL FROM OIL LINE OR FITTING LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE/SEIZING.  NTSB IS COORDINATING ENGINE TEAR DOWN.

## 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 CEN12LA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA437), Jul 12, 2012: Piper PA-25-235 (N8801L), Mott, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The rupture of a corroded oil line, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to 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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