Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Dry Prong, LA
On October 22, 2006, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dry Prong, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 22, 2006
- Place
- Dry Prong, LA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.609°N, 92.612°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061108X01626
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 22, 2006, at 1648 central daylight time, a single-engine Piper PA-32R-300 airplane, N64GK, was substantially damaged during a forced landing to a field near Dry Prong, Louisiana, following a loss of engine power. The airline transport pilot was not injured, the student pilot and two passengers sustained serious injuries, and the other passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the student pilot. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight that departed the M. Graham Clark-Taney County Airport (PLK), near Point Lookout, Missouri, about 1450, and was destined for the Alexandria International Airport (AEX), near Alexandria, Louisiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot reported that he had flown the airplane for two to three years prior to the accident, and added that the student pilot had purchased the airplane approximately one year earlier. He said that the owner was actively taking flying lessons, but was not certificated, so he would ask the pilot to fly with him on different occasions. On this occasion, the owner asked the pilot to accompany him and his family to their lake home near Branson, Missouri. The trip originated on October 20, 2006, in Alexandria, and was terminated in Point Look Out, Missouri. The flight's duration was approximately 2 hours and 19 minutes. On the morning of October 22, 2006, in preparation to for the return flight to Alexandria, the pilot conducted a preflight insp
Probable cause
The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to oil starvation, resulting in an emergency off-airport forced landing. A factor associated with the accident was the instructor's improper in-flight decision in delaying to seek an emergency landing site following a loss of oil pressure indication.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
