Accident · 1991-09-05

NTSB case NYC91LA229 · PIPER PA-28-140 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-09-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (N6183J)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: SOMERSET AIR SERVICE INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SOMERSET AIR SERVICE INC.

Probable cause

AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DUE TO OIL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OPERATORS DECISION NOT TO FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PIPER CHEROKEE SERVICE MANUAL.

Source: NTSB case NYC91LA229

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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