# Accident 20121219027129A: Piper L-18C, Graham, TX, December 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2012, 17:30 local time
- Place: Graham, TX
- Airport: Graham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1125° N, 98.5339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1125&lon=-98.5339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3134G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3134G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper L-18C (registry code 7101904, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-18c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L-18C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121219027129A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM GRAHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TEXAS (KRPH) AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LOCAL ON DECEMBER 19, 2012.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST OIL PRESSURE, FOLLOWED BY A FLAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL TREE DURING THE LANDING, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  2 SOULS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN13LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA111), Dec 19, 2012: Piper L-18C (N3134G), Graham, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of an engine connecting rod and the subsequent loss of oil pressure, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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