# NTSB Accident CHI96LA321
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 1996-08-29 · GRANT CITY, MO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA321
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06477
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-29
- **Location:** GRANT CITY, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.479476, -94.40979
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N8456W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

low oil level which resulted in the partial loss of engine power, the pilot's intentional operation of the airplane with a known mechanical deficiency, and the hay bale.  Factors relating to this accident were the owner/pilot mechanic's failure to comply with engine operating parameters pertaining to oil consumption and the pilot's decision to perform a precautionary landing in a hay field.

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