# Accident 20170609008189A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Dalhart, TX, June 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2017, 15:05 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Airport: Dalhart Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0599° N, 102.5100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0599&lon=-102.5100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N782SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N782SW-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170609008189A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 9, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1505 CDT, A 1983 PIPER PA-32R-301T (SARATOGA) AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N782SW, REGISTERED TO ELLIOTT FAMILY AIRCRAFT LLC LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF THE DALHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DHT) IN DALHART, TEXAS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DALHART, TEXAS (DHT) ON JUNE 9, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY1450 CDT.

## 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 CEN17LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA226), Jun 9, 2017: Piper PA 32R-301T (N782SW), Dalhart, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine's front bearing seal due to maintenance personnel’s installation of an improperly sized crankshaft seal, which resulted in oil starvation and a forced landing.

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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