ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287495
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| Date: | Saturday 11 August 2012 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: | Sackman Special |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4760R |
| MSN: | 003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 491 hours |
| Engine model: | VW 1915 cc |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ste. Genevieve, Missouri -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ste. Genevieve, MO (6MO2) |
| Ste Genevieve, MO (6MO2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot flew his amateur-built airplane on a local flight, after which he returned to the departure airport and performed a low approach down the departure runway. At midfield, the pilot applied full power, started a climb, and the engine began to lose power. The pilot indicated that he pushed the control yoke forward to begin a descent when the airplane was about 50 feet above ground level and started a right turn to return to the runway. The airplane descended and impacted a cornfield near the runway threshold. The airplane nosed over during the contact with the corn and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and the wings. The loss of engine power was due to a loss of oil; however, the reason for the loss of oil could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power during a low level maneuver due to oil starvation for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN12LA637
Location
Images:
Corn field 8/11/2012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 11:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 28-Oct-2022 07:42 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Photo] |
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