# Accident 20130514012409A: Piper PA-36-285, Galena, KS, May 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2013, 10:48 local time
- Place: Galena, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4SAG
- Location: 37.0689° N, 94.6647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0689&lon=-94.6647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57719, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57719-2021-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36-285
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 6-285-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130514012409A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE OF FROM THE BAXTER SPRINGS AIRPORT (78KS) THE PILOT LEVELED OFF AND NOTICED A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE, IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND THE ENGINE QUIT.  HE MANAGED TO FIND AN OPEN FIELD AND NOSED IT IN.

## 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 CEN13LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA280), May 14, 2013: Piper PA-36-285 (N57719), Galena, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to improper maintenance by an unknown individual that led to the degradation and deterioration of the No. 2 piston, which was undetected because of overdue maintenance.

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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