Piper PA-32-300 N43046
5 September 1988 · Waynesboro, Mississippi, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1988 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N43046 was involved in an accident near Waynesboro, Mississippi, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waynesboro, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.6707, -88.6395
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N43046
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Yazoo City → Defuniak Sprgs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA88LA265
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
WHILE CRUISING AT 5500 FT, THE PLT SMELLED BURNING OIL. MOMENTS LATER, OIL PRESS WAS LOST, THE PROP WENT INTO HIGH RPM & THE TACH ZOOMED OVER REDLINE. A LOUD REPORT WAS HEARD & ALL POWER WAS LOST. A FORCED LDG WAS ATTEMPTED IN THE ROLLING COUNTRY BUT THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE & FENCE. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THE NO. 6 CONNECTING ROD CAP FAILED FOLLOWED BY A PROGRESSIVE AND MASSIVE INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE ENG DUE TO OIL STARVATION. FURTHER EXAM REVEALED THE STARVATION WAS DUE TO A BROKEN OIL SUPPLY HOSE WHICH RUNS FROM THE OIL COOLER TO THE ACCESSORY DRIVE SECTION OF THE ENG. THE HOSE WAS 12 YRS OLD & HAD ACCUMULATED 802 HRS SINCE BEING INSTALLED IN 1978. THE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT TIME FOR THE HOSE IS 1000 HRS. THE HOSE IS COVERED BY A FIRE INSULATION SLEEVE & CANNOT BE READILY SEEN WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE HOSE, REMOVING IT FROM THE ACFT & WITHDRAWING IT FROM THE SLEEVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-32-300 | Akron, New York, United States | REX Miller Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1988 | Piper PA-32-300 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | West Valley Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-32-300 | Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States | Jerry M. Jones | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 1988 | Piper PA-32-260 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-32-260 | Marquette, Michigan, United States | Northern Airmotive Partners | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-32-260 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 1988 | Bell 47G3B-1 | Benoit, Mississippi, United States | Gray's Flying Service, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1988 | Cessna 172E | Floweree, Mississippi, United States | Singleton, James K. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 1988 | Cessna T188C | Flora, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-23-250 | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | Bannerman, Bemp | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1988 | Cessna 172N | Houston, Mississippi, United States | Chandler, G. P. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-31-350 | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | Seneca 31682, Inc. | No injuries | - |