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Aviation accident FTW03FA120

3 fatal · Piper PA-32-300 · 2003-03-31 · Broken Arrow, OK, USA

Event

NTSB number
FTW03FA120
Event ID
20030403X00425
Type
Accident
Date
2003-03-31
Location
Broken Arrow, OK, USA
Coordinates
36.053611, -95.789443

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
Piper
Model
PA-32-300
Registration
N70NZ
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

Failure of the engine due to the blow-by condition in the number six cylinder for undetermined reasons, which resulted in oil starvation and eventual failure of the associated connecting rod end cap. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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