# NTSB Accident FTW97LA113
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 1997-03-04 · THIBODAUX, LA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA113
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07528
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-04
- **Location:** THIBODAUX, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.789764, -90.819503
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N2654T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of maintenance personnel to comply with an airworthiness directive which specified the correct type of oil quick drain valve for this airplane, the installation of an incorrect oil quick drain valve by maintenance personnel, and the subsequent activation of the valve during landing gear retraction which resulted in a total loss of engine oil and engine failure.  A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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