Accident Piper PA-28R-200 N2648R, Wednesday 10 April 1985

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Date:	Wednesday 10 April 1985
Time:	12:26 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28R-200
Owner/operator:	Flight Safety Int'l Inc.
Registration:	N2648R
MSN:	28R-35240
Year of manufacture:	1969
Total airframe hrs:	9854 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-C1C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Wabasso, FL - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Vero Beach, FL (KVRB)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT PRACTICING STEEP TURNS. ENGINE LOST OIL THROUGH CRACK IN PROPELLER GOVERNOR OIL LINE AND SEIZED. INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER CONTROL AND LANDED ON A ROAD IN A SAND PIT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THROUGH AN 'S' TURN ON THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A SAND HILL. THE AREA OF THE OIL LINE WHERE THE CRACK OCCURRED WAS HEAVILY CORRODED AND IMPROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE.

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