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Piper PA-32-300 N656ZM

10 November 1982 · 27NE Rogue Rive, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 10 November 1982 at about 23:45 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N656ZM, operated by Donald Martin Olson, was involved in an accident near 27NE Rogue Rive, Oregon, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:45
Classification
Accident
Location
27NE Rogue Rive, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-300
Registration
N656ZM
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Donald Martin Olson
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Eugene → Medford
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA83FYK01

People

4 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 4 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT 9,500 FT THE ENG FAILED. THE ACFT IMPACTED A LARGE TREE WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND ON A RURAL ROAD IN HEAVILY FORESTED MOUNTAINS. ENG EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE TOP OF THE CASE HAD A LARGE HOLE ON THE REAR PORTION. PUSHROD HOUSINGS WERE MISSING FROM #5 & #6 CYLINDERS. THE REAR CASE CONTAINED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF METAL PIECES. THE MAJOR PORTIONOF THE #5 CONROD WAS MISSING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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