# Incident 20141211023719I: Piper PA-28R-200, Wallace, NC, December 11, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2014, 14:15 local time
- Place: Wallace, NC
- Airport: Henderson Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7179° N, 78.0036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Henderson Field (ACZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7179&lon=-78.0036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1147X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1147X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,580 total, 200 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141211023719I

## Narrative

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

WHILE EN ROUTE FROM KNHK TO KILM N1147X LOST OIL PRESSURE DURING DESCENT WHICH CAUSED A SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT TURNED TOWARD KACZ, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED NORTHWEST ON RIVER ROAD JUST EAST OF WALLACE NC. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE AFT THIRD OF THE RIGHT WING FAIRING THAT CLIPPED A MAILBOX ON THE LANDING ROLL OUT.

ENGINE INSPECTION FOUND #1 AND #3 CONNECTING ROD BROKE. PROP GOVERNOR OIL SUPPLY LINE FITTING LOOSE ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE OIL TO ESCAPE. THEN STARVED THE ENGINE OF OIL AND CONNECTING RODS FAILED.

## Other reports on N1147X (3)

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

- [Accident 20250831020989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250831020989A), Aug 31, 2025: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1147X), Alta, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The last flight originated from a fuel stop at bolinder field in tooele, Utah. After taking off from tooele, the aircraft flew through the salt lake valley and…
- [Incident 20051026031859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051026031859I), Oct 26, 2005: Piper PA28R200 (N1147X), St Inigoes, MD. (-23) Aircraft experienced engine vibration. Pilot reduced power and turned to airport. Vibration increased, pilot declared an emergency and was vectored to…
- [Incident 19910203004329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910203004329I), Feb 3, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N1147X), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Main gear collapsed on landing rollout.

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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