Piper PA-32R-301 N532MJ

Summary

On 4 August 2008 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-32R-301 registered N532MJ was involved in an accident near Oxford, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 August 2008 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Oxford, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

34.4278, -89.6197

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-301

Registration

N532MJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holly Springs → Madison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08LA169

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of maintenance personnel's failure to tighten a fuel line fitting.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was picking up the airplane following an engine overhaul. About 20 minutes into the flight home, the engine went to idle. The pilot set up for best glide and prepared for an emergency landing into a field. During the landing roll the airplane sustained substantial damage. During the visual examination of the engine, the lower fitting of the fuel supply line from the fuel injector servo to the fuel flow divider was observed loose. The "B" nut was marked and then tightened; the number of flats on the nut were counted and the nut was turned 8 flats before it was secure and tight. The loose "B" nut would have interfered with the fuel supply, resulting in a loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.