Piper PA-28RT CGRQU
4 December 1987 · Houlton, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 December 1987 at about 14:45 local time, a Piper PA-28RT registered CGRQU, operated by Brian Downey, was involved in an accident near Houlton, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houlton, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT
- Registration
- CGRQU
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Brian Downey
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fredricton → Toranti
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA053
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING A PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION FLIGHT TO QUEBEC CITY IN CANADA AND WHILE CRUISING AT ABOUT 6500 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATION, 43 NAUTICAL MILES NNW OF HOULTON VOR ON A 306 DEGREE HEADING. THE ENGINE THEN STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY LOST POWER. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS BELLY ON A LOGGING ROAD. THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE STUMP, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. INVEST REVEALED THAT #1 CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED. THE ENG SHOWED SIGNS OF HEAT DISTRESS AROUND THE #1 ROD. THE ACFT HAD OIL ON THE SIDES AND BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THERE WAS ALSO A HOLE IN THE TOP REAR OF THE ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Vergennes, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Grant, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Chelsea, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Galveston, Texas, United States | Curtis B. Cooper | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Buena Park, California, United States | General Aviation Company | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Kings Point, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-18-135 | Greenville, Maine, United States | Williamr.martin | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1987 | Dubois BETA BIRD | Biddeford, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Bingham, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172P | Berwick, Maine, United States | David T.allen | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-30 | Lincolnville, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Sep 1987 | Beechcraft 99 | Portland, Maine, United States | Bar Harbor Airlines | Minor injuries | - |