- Date
- April 27, 1991, 15:44 local (19:44 UTC)
- Place
- Jessup, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4930JPiper PA-28R-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910427012919A
- Case key
- 36917
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Probable cause
A power loss due to oil starvation for unknown reasons, over unsuitable terrain.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A few minutes after departure, the pilot experienced a heavy vibration and the engine lost power. A forced landing was made in a wooded area. The pilot was burned and the airplane destroyed in a post crash fire. Examination of the engine revealed the number 4 connecting rod had failed due to oil starvation. Due to the fire damage, the source of the oil loss was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4930J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-30651
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Nancy J. Valentino
- Registered owner
- Nancy J. Valentino
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- 9N3 · Factoryville, PA
- Destination
- N30 · Honesdale, PA
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 627 total · 43 in this make and model · 523 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
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 N4930J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.