- Date
- October 30, 1982, 10:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- Ardmore, OK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N29632Piper PA-28RT-201
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821030055949A
- Case key
- 69804
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot tookoff with prop governor inoperative. While cruising 21 miles south of Ardmore, he began to loose oil pressure and turned toward Ardmore. Engine quit 4 miles from airport. Pilot declared an emergency and descended through the clouds. He went through some trees and landed in a pasture. Piston pin plugs had disintegrated and contaminated oil system. Some of the metal caused prop. Gov. Drive shaft to separate. Oil was depleted until pressure was lost and engine seized. Reason for oil loss unknown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29632
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28RT-201 (PA-28RT-20)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R7918153
- Airframe hours
- 1,426
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Crest Air Inc.
- Registered owner
- Crest Air Inc.
- Departed
- OKC · Oklahoma City, OK
- Destination
- ESF · Alexandria, LA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 403 total · 6 in this make and model · 357 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.