ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359261
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| Date: | Friday 10 March 1995 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3 |
| Owner/operator: | Dean Heimermann |
| Registration: | N88415 |
| MSN: | 16139 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9598 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skwentna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Big Lake, AK (BGQ) |
| Mcgrath, AK (MCG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A CROSS-COUNTRY FERRY FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE'S WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO GET SPATTERED WITH OIL AND THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DECREASE. THE PILOT SELECTED A FORCED LANDING AREA ON A REMOTE FROZEN LAKE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE, PRODUCING DAMAGE TO THE WING AND FUSELAGE. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE BREATHER TUBE WAS FROZEN OVER. DUE THE REMOTE NATURE OF THE AREA, THE PILOT REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL AND DEPARTED THE LAKE. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE AIRSTRIP AND SECURED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED TO THE NTSB 12 DAYS LATER.
Probable Cause: A FROZEN ENGINE BREATHER TUBE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF OIL AND ENGINE POWER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC95LA037
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 08:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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