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| Date: | Saturday 12 March 1988 |
| Time: | 13:29 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Carowings Flight Service |
| Registration: | N8727E |
| MSN: | 32R-7680162 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1931 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rock Hill, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | 29J |
| 29J | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PROBABLE CAUSE: Engine seized shortly after takeoff. Later examination showed line from engine to oil cooler had come loose in flight and caused all engine oil to be lost. Subsequent attempted off field landing caused extensive damage to the aircraft and serious injury to both occupants of aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB id 20001213X25191
Images:
Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, Laurinburg, NC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2013 00:30 | Jay Hanig | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Aug-2016 07:13 | jayhanig | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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