Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28R-201T N47442

14 January 1982 · Watonga, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 January 1982 at about 05:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201T registered N47442, operated by Associates Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Watonga, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 05:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Watonga, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates
35.8407, -98.4106
Aircraft
Piper PA-28R-201T
Registration
N47442
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Associates Flight Center
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Oklahoma City → Denver
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Bright
NTSB number
FTW82FPJ11

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER QUIT. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE PILOT VEERED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE HIGHWAY HE HAD ELECTED TO LAND ON DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES DUE TO THE ROLLING TERRAIN. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION REVEALED NUMBEROUS METAL PARTICLES IN THE OIL PAN AND THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED DUE TO OIL STARVATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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