# NTSB ATL81FA041: Piper PA-28R, N57373, Roebuck, SC, February 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1981
- Place: Roebuck, SC · ROEBUCK, SC
- Location: 34.8790° N, 81.9644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roebuck, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8790&lon=-81.9644&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0717   81/2/2    ROEBUCK,SC          PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1839                    N57373              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 37, 5738 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        93 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARTANBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPARTANBURG,SC              COLUMBIA,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVER TORQUED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PROP CONTROL PRESSURE LINE FITTING,PN STD-700,MS 20822-6,OVERTORQUED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57373](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57373-1981-04-01), registration cancelled 1981-04-01, S/N 28R-7435087 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spartanburg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810202002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202002589A), Feb 2, 1981: Piper PA28R200, Roebuck, SC, Substantial damage. Propeller governor oil line elbow failed due to overtorqued nuts. Engine seized. Landed wheels up in a field.

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.

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