Plane Crash List

Piper PA-24 N7202P

23 July 1990 · West Fork, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 July 1990 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N7202P, operated by Fisher Glenn D., was involved in an accident near West Fork, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:30
Classification
Accident
Location
West Fork, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates
35.9306, -94.1802
Aircraft
Piper PA-24
Registration
N7202P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Fisher Glenn D.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Houston → Breckenridge
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW90LA135

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

WHILE CRUISING AT 6,500 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL THE PA24-250 EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE IDLER GEAR BOLT FAILING AND JAMMING THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A NARROW FARM ROAD, DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE WING STRUCK A UTILITY POLE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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