# Accident 20220606009689A: Piper PA-28RT-201, Panama City, FL, June 6, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2022, 15:43 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Northwest Florida Beaches International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3240° N, 85.7759° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3240&lon=-85.7759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160LL-2024-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220606009689A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ECP, CLIMBING TO THE SOUTH. APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH FIRE IN THE COCKPIT AND REQUESTED RETURN TO RWY 34. DURING THE TURN TO THE EAST THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA APPOXIMATELY 1 MILE SHORT OF RWY 34.

## 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 ERA22FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA261), Jun 6, 2022: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N160LL), Panama City, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to follow the avionics installation guidance for the oil pressure sensor, which resulted in the high-cycle fatigue failure of an line, oil starvation, and 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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