Piper PA-32-260 N56721
10 April 1987 · Pine Center, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 April 1987 at about 05:15 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N56721, operated by Larry M. Hetrick, was involved in an accident near Pine Center, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pine Center, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.3499, -94.1898
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260
- Registration
- N56721
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Larry M. Hetrick
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Saint Paul → Park Rapids
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- CHI87DER04
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
AFTER NOTICING A LOSS IN OIL PRESSURE, THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SWAMP. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE OIL SUMP CONTAINED SEVERAL METAL PIECES, SHAVINGS OF BEARING MATERIAL, THE HEAD PORTION OF A CONNECTING ROD BOLT, AND A SECTION OF THE OIL PUMP COUPLING TO THE AFT CRANKSHAFT GEAR. ONE OF THE TEETH ON THE IMPELLER OF THE OIL PUMP WAS FOUND TO HAVE COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE IMPELLER AND THE OIL PUMP HOUSING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-32-300 | Mason City, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-32-260 | Byron Center, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-32-300 | Many, Louisiana, United States | Tips Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-32-260 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Leslie J. Bradley | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-32-300 | Geneva, Florida, United States | JAY Reynolds Quality Cars | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jan 1987 | Piper PA-32-260 | Westerly, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1987 | Aeronca 15AC | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | Swan Lake Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Belle Plaine, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1987 | Cessna 180 | Carlton, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1987 | Cessna 150M | Redwood Falls, Minnesota, United States | Sun Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1987 | Cessna 152 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Flying Scottsman, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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