- Date
- July 21, 1988, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Chico, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6441PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880721044949A
- Case key
- 26066
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a cross country flight, the pilot noted a loss of oil pressure. Shortly after, the pilot heard a loud bang and the engine lost power. A forced landing was made short of the airport where the airplane collided with the terrain during the landing roll. Inspection of the engine revealed that the oil cooler hose broke.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6441P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1554
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Purdon, William M.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- RBL · Redbluff, CA
- Destination
- CIC · Chico, CA
- Airport
- CIC · Chico
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
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 13,600 as pilot in command · 54 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 102 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CIC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6441P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.