Piper PA-28R-200 N55936
10 October 1987 · Dares Beach, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 October 1987 at about 18:27 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N55936 was involved in an accident near Dares Beach, Maryland, United States. 4 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 18:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dares Beach, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.4710, -76.4999
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N55936
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Mary's Cty → Chestertown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO88LA005
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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 PLT STATED THAT AFTER CLIMBING ABOUT 2000' & PROCEEDING APRX 3 TO 4 MI OUT OVER THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, THE OIL TEMP BEGAN TO RISE & THE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED. HE TURNED TOWARD LAND, BUT THE ENG LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A SWAMPY AREA NEAR THE BEACH. THE ENG WAS DAMAGED BY IMPACT & FIRE. AN EXAM REVEALED THE #3 CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED & PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE ENG CASE. NO SPECIFIC REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE INITIAL LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Rhine, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Tulare, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Offerman, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1987 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1987 | Cessna 152C | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Aero Flight Ltd. | No injuries | - |
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| 31 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |