# Accident 20150610007649A: Piper PA-28R-200, Jonesboro, AR, June 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2015, 05:35 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Airport: Jonesboro Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8317° N, 90.6464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8317&lon=-90.6464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N872CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N872CS-2018-08-10) (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 IO-360-C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 36 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150610007649A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA270), Jun 10, 2015: Piper PA28-200 (N872CS), Jonesboro, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's improper engine oil drain valve installation, which led to engine oil exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power after takeoff at an altitude too low for the pilot to…

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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