ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132156
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 December 1993 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage |
| Owner/operator: | John F. Burton |
| Registration: | N92GP |
| MSN: | 4622120 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 206 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wilkes-Barre, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bedford, MA (KBED) |
| Leesburg, VA (KJYO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE CRUISING AT FL 240, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM THE NORMAL TO THE CAUTION RANGE AND A DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE. HE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED VECTORS FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT AN AIRPORT SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION. DURING THE DESCENT, THE OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP TO ZERO AND ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE AIRPORT UNDERNEATH THE OVERCAST, BUT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER PREVENTED HIM FROM REACHING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES 1200 FEET FROM THE AIRPORT. THE 6 ENGINE CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES WERE CHANGED 7 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND TURBOCHARGERS DID NOT REVEAL THE SOURCE OF THE OIL LOSS.
Probable Cause: was the loss of engine oil for undetermined reasons and the subsequent engine failure, resulting in a forced landing and collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA039
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2012 04:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2012 04:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 09:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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