ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226792
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| Date: | Thursday 4 July 2019 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3725V |
| MSN: | 15002 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3645 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C90-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reeves Area, Lake Charles, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | De Quincy, LA (5R8) |
| Opelousas-St Landry Parish Airport, LA (OPL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he landed to refuel and take a break, during which time he also added engine oil. About 15 minutes after departing, he noticed that the engine oil pressure reading had dropped to about 0 pounds per square inch (psi) from 30 psi about 1 minute earlier. Due to the wooded terrain over which the airplane was flying, the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing to a nearby clearing. During the landing, the right wing strut impacted a fence post and the airplane bounced and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage. While examining the airplane after the accident, the pilot found that the oil filler cap/dipstick was loose.
Based on the information provided by the pilot, the accident was the result of his failure to ensure that the oil filler cap was properly secured, which resulted in loss of the oil supply and necessitated the precautionary off-airport landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to secure the oil filler cap, which resulted in oil starvation and a precautionary off-airport landing, during which the airplane was substantially damaged.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN19LA206
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2019 21:01 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 05-Jul-2019 15:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2021 11:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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