Accident · 2007-04-12

NTSB case ATL07CA074 · Piper PA-28R-201 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-04-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-28R-201 (N47944)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: AUGUSTA AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Augusta Aviation Inc.

Probable cause

Company maintenance personnel’s improper installation of an unapproved oil quick drain plug which resulted in oil exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power during cruise flight.

Source: NTSB case ATL07CA074

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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