# NTSB SEA76DYI22: Piper PA-23, N3154P, Lakeview, OR, July 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1976
- Place: Lakeview, OR · LAKEVIEW, OR
- Location: 42.1919° N, 120.3529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeview, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1919&lon=-120.3529&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYI22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1888  76/7/12  NR.LAKEVIEW,OR        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 502
        TIME - 1545                    N3154P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WENATCHEE,WA                RENO,NV                      BEND,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      112
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- LOST OIL PR,FEATHERED L ENG AT 7500FT.LNDD IN FLD.OIL LKG FM PROP GOV CTL SHAFT.DA 9000 ACDT SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3154P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3154P-2015-05-08), registration cancelled 2015-05-08, S/N 23-1085, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakeview

## 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 19760712020729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760712020729A), Jul 12, 1976: Piper PA23, Lakeview, OR, Substantial damage. Lost oil PR,feathered l eng at 7500FT.lndd in fld. Oil lkg fm prop gov ctl shaft. Da 9000 acdt site.

## Other investigations on N3154P (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 FTW98LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA321), Jul 21, 1998: Piper PA-23 (N3154P), Bridgeport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delay in recognizing and responding to the loss of right engine power which resulted in the airplane landing short of the runway. A factor was the loss of right engine power…

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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