Piper PA-28RT-201 accident near Ardmore, Oklahoma, October 30, 1982
On October 30, 1982 at about 3:55 pm local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201, registered N29632, was destroyed in an accident near Ardmore, Oklahoma. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 30, 1982 · about 3:55 pm local time
- Place
- Ardmore, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201 PA-28RT-20 · all PA-28RT-201s on the register
- Registration
- N29632 · no longer on the register · serial 28R7918153
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 403 hours in all; 6 in this make and model; 38 in the last 90 days; 357 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,426 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 99 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Crest Air INC.
The flight
- Departed from: OKC Oklahoma City OK at 9:31 am
- Destination: ESF Alexandria LA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 300 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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