- Date
- June 26, 1986, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mammoth Spring, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N44767Piper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860626027849A
- Case key
- 34200
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the aircraft had plenty of oil prior to departure and that the flight was proceeding normally when, suddenly, the oil pressure dropped to zero. While subsequently heading for a nearby airport, the engine lost power and seized, forcing an off-airport emergency landing, according to the pilot. A post-crash examination of the engine by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed that the oil plug was missing and there was no evidence of safety wiring. The aircraft had just been released from maintenance, according to the inspector.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44767
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7535005
- Airframe hours
- 2,712
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-CIC, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Marvin L. Barnes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 16, 1986 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- FLP · Flippin, AR
- Destination
- POF · Poplar Bluff, MO
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
- 27
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 334 total · 18 in this make and model · 196 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 59 nm away
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 N44767 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.