- Date
- June 21, 1983, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Leggett, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N44294Piper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830621026119A
- Case key
- 20942
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was damaged in a forced landing after the engine failed while cruising at 2500 ft. the acft was landed in an open field. Post accident investigation disclosed a missing oil drain plug. 2 pistons failed from lack of oil. The acft had a 100 hour inspection and oil change about 11 hours flt time before the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44294
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7435305
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Flying Club, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Louis Calden
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 13, 1983 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- LMS · Louisville, MS
- Destination
- AAP · Houston, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 18 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.