# NTSB LAX80FUJ95: Piper PA-28R, N40690, Lakeside, AZ, September 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1980
- Place: Lakeside, AZ · LAKESIDE, AZ
- Location: 34.1545° N, 109.9734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeside, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1545&lon=-109.9734&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUJ95
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ95

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2846   80/9/4    LAKESIDE,AZ         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 345
        TIME - 0943                    N40690              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  SPRINGERVILLE,AZ
        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 - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL LOST,UNKN RSN.CONT SB M79-19 NCW FOR BREATHER MOD,THIN OIL CAP GASKET FOR EASY INSTLN.BRTHR OK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40690](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40690-1980-11-22), registration cancelled 1980-11-22, S/N 28R-7703308, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800904041069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800904041069A), Sep 4, 1980: Piper PA28R201T, Lakeside, AZ, Destroyed. Engine seized due to oil depletion. Suspect oil loss through breather not modified per service bulletin.

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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