# NTSB FTW79FRD10: Piper PA-28, N9322N, Baton Rouge, LA, December 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1978
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4207   78/12/1 NR.BATON ROUGE,LA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1671
        TIME - 1315                    N9322N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 683 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATON ROUGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BATON ROUGE,LA               MCCOMB,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OIL COOLERS
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL COOLER LINE DISCONNECTED FROM ATTACH FITTING,ENG SEIZED IN FLT.WX NOT A FACTOR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9322N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9322N-2000-05-23), registration cancelled 2000-05-23, S/N 28R-35022 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- 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: Baton Rouge

## 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 19781201044769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781201044769A), Dec 1, 1978: Piper PA28R200, Baton Rouge, LA, Substantial damage. Oil cooler line disconnected from attach fitting,eng seized in FL not a factor

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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