2 fatal · PIPER PA-28RT-201 · 2022-06-06 · Panama City, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA22FA261
Event ID
20220606105200
Type
Accident
Date
2022-06-06
Location
Panama City, FL, USA
Coordinates
30.323999, -85.775898
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28RT-201
Registration
N160LL
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s failure to follow the avionics installation guidance for the oil pressure sensor, which resulted in the high-cycle fatigue failure of an line, oil starvation, and the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to perform an adequate preflight inspection of the airplane.