ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358486
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| Date: | Thursday 10 August 1995 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: | Van Zwoll VIKING |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N69VZ |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 610 hours |
| Engine model: | FORD 3.8L V-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Decker, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Evansville, IN (KEVV) |
| Mount Carmel, IL (AJG | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS CRUISING AT 2,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL AND NOTED THE WATER PRESSURE GAGE WAS PEGGED AT THE MAXIMUM INDICATION. HE IMMEDIATELY REDUCED POWER AND BEGAN SEARCHING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE. HE HEARD A 'LOUD POP' AND OBSERVED COOLANT ON THE WINDSCREEN. THE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION BEGAN TO INCREASE. HE TRIMMED FOR BEST GLIDE AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN WHEN THE OIL TEMPERATURE REACHED 285 DEGREES. DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD, ONE OF THE LIFT STRUTS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT ONE OF THE HEAD GASKETS WAS LEAKING AND COOLANT WAS ESCAPING FROM A LEAKING FREEZE PLUG. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER'S TORQUE PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED WHEN HE INSTALLED THE HEAD.
Probable Cause: the failure of the head gasket resulting in a coolant leak and subsequent engine overtemperature. A factor was the unsuitable terrain encountered in the cornfield.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA284
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 14:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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