# NTSB FTW76FRJ27: Piper PA-28, N1656J, Cotton Valley, LA, May 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1976
- Place: Cotton Valley, LA · COTTON VALLEY, LA
- Location: 32.8129° N, 93.4230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cotton Valley, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8129&lon=-93.4230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1468  76/5/28    COTTON VALLEY,LA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1440                    N1656J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAND SPRINGS,OK             BATON ROUGE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 1 QT OIL FOUND IN SYS. BOTH PLT & OP STATE ENG OIL FULL ON DEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1656J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1656J-2014-09-10), registration cancelled 2014-09-10, S/N 28-24052, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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

## 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 19760528014339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760528014339A), May 28, 1976: Piper PA28140, Cotton Valley, LA, Substantial damage. 1 Qt oil found in sys. Both plt & op state eng oil full on dep.

## Other investigations on N1656J (2)

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 FTW98LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA294), Jul 3, 1998: Piper PA-28-140 (N1656J), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's impeded climb performance for undetermined reasons. A factor was the rising terrain.
- [NTSB FTW83LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA408), Aug 24, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N1656J), Winslow, AR, 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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