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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States | Layton A. Bennet | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Near Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Peter Reichard | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States | Dennis L Gunder | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Houston, Texas, United States | Southern Avia. INS. Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Near Ekwok, Alaska, United States | Armstrong Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | McKinley Nat'l., Alaska, United States | Denali Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1982 | Cessna TU206G | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Russell O. Wagner | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1982 | Stinson 108-2 | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Tony R. Dressel | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170A | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | Larry J Voss | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft C45G | Sheridan, Oregon, United States | Sheridan Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1982 | Cessna 150H | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | TED Mayfield Pacific Parachute | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Cessna R172K | Brownsmead, Oregon, United States | Richard A. Person | Minor injuries | - |