- Date
- September 21, 1984, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Henderson, KY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N38765Piper PA-28R-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840921073109A
- Case key
- 6542
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was damaged in an off arpt forced landing after the engine lost oil pressure, overheated and quit running. The plt said she checked the oil quantity at 7 1/2 qts before takeoff for the local flt. The engine overheated after about one hour of flt time. The plt made a landing on a gravel road and skidded off into a corn field to avoid a car. Post accident investigation showed that the 'push fit' oil filler neck tube was dislodged from the crankcase housing and laying loose in the cowling. The acft was only six hours out of an annual inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38765
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7703270
- Airframe hours
- 2,939
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-F, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph F. Brumleve
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1984 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- 1HA · Effingham, IL
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 552 total · 60 in this make and model · 411 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N38765 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.