# NTSB ATL84LA284: Piper PA-28R-201T, N38765, Henderson, KY, September 21, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 21, 1984, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Henderson, KY
- Coordinates: 37.830543, -87.57933 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8305&lon=-87.5793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA284
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6542/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA284

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - fluid,oil - starvation (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lubricating system,oil tank - improper (cause)
  - maintenance,inspection - inadequate, other maintenance personnel (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38765-2009-11-19), registration cancelled 2009-11-19, S/N 28R-7703270, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7703270
- Airframe hours: 2939
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; 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)

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

- [Accident 19840921073109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840921073109A), Sep 21, 1984: Piper PA28R201T, Henderson, KY, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure and engine quit. Landed sideways on a road and lost control. Oil filler tube had fallen out.

## Other investigations on N38765 (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 DEN07LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA166), Sep 30, 2007: Piper PA-28R-201T (N38765), Taos, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsecured B-nut fitting to the fuel return line which allowed for fuel spillage, an engine fire, and fuel exhaustion that led to the engine's subsequent failure. a factor contributing to the…

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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