ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366217
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| Date: | Sunday 9 September 1990 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2MN |
| MSN: | L-1 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 892 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edna, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Fort Worth, TX (FWS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT RADIOED THAT THE ENGINE HAD LOST OIL PRESSURE AND HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. ABOUT THREE MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING INTO A FIELD. UPON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER MAKING ONE COMPLETE REVOLUTION, AND CAME TO REST ON THE MAIN GEAR AND NOSE. A CONNECTING ROD BOLT ON THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER FAILED. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE CASE WAS VIOLATED AND THE OIL SUMP CONTAINED METAL SHAVINGS.
Probable Cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD BOLT. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW90DRA08
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 18:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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