- Date
- March 3, 1981
- Place
- Goodland, KS · GOODLAND, KS
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2253MPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810303007049A
- Case key
- 126828
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0348 81/3/3 NR.GOODLAND,KS PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1675 TIME - 1330 N2253M PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1201 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREELY,CO WICHITA,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OIL COOLERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SMALL HOLE FOUND IN OIL COOLER. MECHANICS SCRIBE FOUND IN ENG COMPARTMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2253M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2253MRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201TAirframe modelPiper PA-28R-201TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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