# NTSB Accident MKC89FA196
> **PIPER PA-32-300** · 1989-09-11 · BENTONVILLE, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC89FA196
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29456
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-11
- **Location:** BENTONVILLE, AR, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N8995N
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

A LOOSE OIL LINE THAT BECAME DISCONNECTED, WHEN MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD FROM LACK OF LUBRICATION.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS:  INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION BY COMPANY/MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.

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