# Accident 20190403002469A: Piper PA-28R-200, Prairieville, LA, April 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2019, 09:45 local time
- Place: Prairieville, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3464° N, 91.0294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3464&lon=-91.0294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41AT-2020-08-21) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,161 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190403002469A

## Narrative

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

04/03/2019 N41AT DEPARTED KBTR AT 1445Z ENROUTE TO KREG AT 1500 FEET. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE 13 MILES NORTH OF DESTINATION. PILOT LANDED ON INTERSTATE 10 EASTBOUND.

## 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 CEN19LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA132), Apr 3, 2019: Piper PA28R (N41AT), Prairieville, LA, minor damage. Probable cause: Installation of an incorrect engine oil drain valve, which resulted in damage to the valve during landing gear retraction and subsequent engine failure due to oil starvation. Contributing to the…

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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