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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Jonesboro, AR · June 10, 2015

Date
June 10, 2015 · 05:35 local
Place
Jonesboro, AR
Airport
Jonesboro Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N872CS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA270
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-C1C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
272 total36 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 06/10/2015 N872CS departed from Jonesboro Airport, Jonesboro Arkansas, aircraft was being operated by a private pilot with a valid 2nd class medical. The aircraft departed from runway 23, at approximately 1800 feet the oil pressure light came on, oil pressure dropped, aircraft turned back toward the Jonesboro Airport, engine completely stopped. Aircraft tried to land in a parking lot, at that time the aircraft struck a sign post causing the aircraft to impact the ground. 2 people on board with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 06/10/2015 N872CS DEPARTED FROM JONESBORO AIRPORT, JONESBORO ARKANSAS, AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT WITH A VALID 2ND CLASS MEDICAL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 23, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED, AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TOWARD THE JONESBORO AIRPORT, ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED. AIRCRAFT TRIED TO LAND IN A PARKING LOT, AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SIGN POST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND. 2 PEOPLE ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.