# NTSB CHI68F0085: Piper PA-28, N5902W, Campbellsburg, KY, June 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1967
- Place: Campbellsburg, KY · CAMPBELLSBURG, KY
- Location: 38.5136° N, 85.2318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Campbellsburg, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5136&lon=-85.2318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0447  67/6/18    CAMPBELLSBURG,KY    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 138
        TIME - 1615                    N5902W              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CAUSE OF OIL STARVATION UNDETERMINED.ACFT STALLED DURING TURN TO AVOID WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5902W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5902W), registered now, S/N 28-2752, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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