# NTSB NYC82FNC10: Piper PA-24-180, N7502P, Woodstock, VT, August 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 3, 1982, 10:55 local (14:55 UTC)
- Place: Woodstock, VT
- Location: 43.6232° N, 72.5123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodstock, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6232&lon=-72.5123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FNC10
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73093/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNC10

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - lubricating system,oil line - failure,partial (cause)
  - fluid,oil - exhaustion (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,main gear - overload
  - landing gear,main gear - failure,total
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
  - landing gear,nose gear - failure,total

## Analysis

APPROXIMATELY 5 MIN AFTER DEPARTURE THE ENG LOST MOST OF ITS OIL PRESSURE & STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE ACFT LANDED ON A ROUGH PLOWED FIELD & THE GEAR WERE TORN OFF. THE ALUMINUM OIL LINE THAT CONNECTS TO THE OIL COOLER BROKE OFF AT THE FLARE. THE "B" NUT WAS STILL SECURED. MOST OF THE OIL DUMPED OVERBOARD THROUGH THE SEVERED PIPE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7502P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7502P-2020-05-01), registration cancelled 2020-05-01, S/N 24-2702, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 242702
- Airframe hours: 3288
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-AID 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ken Perry
- Registered owner: Ken Perry
- Departed: LEBANON, NH
- Destination: OSHKOSH, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,185 total, 576 in this make and model, 1,008 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F

## 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 19820803036209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803036209A), Aug 3, 1982: Piper PA24, Woodstock, VT, Substantial damage. Lost engine oil. Furrowed field collapsed the landing gear on emergency landing. Oil line to oil cooler broken.

## Other investigations on N7502P (1)

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 CHI68F0159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0159), Jul 3, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7502P), Sonora, KY, 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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