ARDMORE, OK, USA
N29632
PIPER PA-28RT-201
PILOT TOOKOFF WITH PROP GOVERNOR INOPERATIVE. WHILE CRUISING 21 MILES SOUTH OF ARDMORE, HE BEGAN TO LOOSE OIL PRESSURE AND TURNED TOWARD ARDMORE. ENGINE QUIT 4 MILES FROM AIRPORT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED THROUGH THE CLOUDS. HE WENT THROUGH SOME TREES AND LANDED IN A PASTURE. PISTON PIN PLUGS HAD DISINTEGRATED AND CONTAMINATED OIL SYSTEM. SOME OF THE METAL CAUSED PROP. GOV. DRIVE SHAFT TO SEPARATE. OIL WAS DEPLETED UNTIL PRESSURE WAS LOST AND ENGINE SEIZED. REASON FOR OIL LOSS UNKNOWN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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