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Aviation accident ERA23FA137
1 fatal · PIPER PA-28-161 · 2023-03-05 · Lindenhurst, NY, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ERA23FA137- Event ID
20230306106819- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2023-03-05
- Location
- Lindenhurst, NY, USA
- Coordinates
- 40.712346, -73.389995
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 2
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 3
Aircraft
- Make
- PIPER
- Model
- PA-28-161
- Registration
- N8149R
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
An in-flight fire due to a compromised oil pressure line fitting, which resulted in a collision with terrain during a subsequent emergency landing.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown