Piper PA-31 N693MA

Summary

On 19 October 1995 at about 10:47 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N693MA was involved in an accident near Anderson, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 October 1995 at 10:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Anderson, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

40.1302, -85.7608

Aircraft

Piper PA-31

Registration

N693MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Muncie → Indianapolis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI96LA014

Nobody was injured.

inadequate maintenance in that an engine oil line was not properly tightened after routine maintenance. A factor was the disconnected oil line.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 4000 FEET MSL, THE LEFT ENGINE AREA ERUPTED IN FLAMES. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED. A POST FLIGHT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE OIL LINE WHICH SUPPLIES THE LEFT TURBOCHARGER WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE (DOM) FOR THE COMPANY OWNING N693MA STATED THIS WAS THE AIRCRAFT'S FIRST FLIGHT AFTER A 50 HOUR INSPECTION. THE DOM STATED THAT IT WAS NOT NORMAL PRACTICE TO REMOVE THE OIL LINE TO THE TURBOCHARGER DURING A 50 HOUR INSPECTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.