Piper PA-28-140 N596SP
3 September 1987 · Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1987 at about 00:06 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N596SP was involved in an accident near Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.2199, -75.2301
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N596SP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Prospectville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC87LA245
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 1500' AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, BUT SUBSEQUENTLY ALL POWER WAS LOST & THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. A POST- ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE OIL LINE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND OIL COOLER HAD FAILED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NUMBER 2 CONNECTING ROD FAILED DUE TO OIL STARVATION. THE OIL LINE HAD 1613 HRS OF OPERATION. PIPER SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 531 RECOMMENDED THE OIL LINE BE CHANGED AFTER 1000 HOURS OF OPERATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | N. Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Prospectville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Florida City, Florida, United States | American Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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