# NTSB MIA66F0555: Piper PA-28, N6328W, Crystal River, FL, March 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1966
- Place: Crystal River, FL · CRYSTAL RIVER, FL
- Location: 28.8955° N, 82.6019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal River, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8955&lon=-82.6019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0555
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0555

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1364  66/3/13    CRYSTAL RIVER FLA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N6328W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL RIVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER GRADE OIL-LUBRICATING SYSTEM
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ENGINE OIL DEPLETED TWICE, STUDENT THEN SERVICED ENGINE WITH AUTOMOTIVE TYPE OIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6328W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6328W-1968-01-03), registration cancelled 1968-01-03, S/N 28-20384 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crystal River

## Other investigations on N6328W (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA66F0525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0525), Apr 18, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6328W), Bloomingdale, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66D0305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0305), Aug 31, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6328W), Swan Lake, AR, substantial damage

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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