ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357196
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| Date: | Saturday 22 June 1996 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9230A |
| MSN: | 18491 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 344 hours |
| Engine model: | Franklin 6A-335-B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Southside, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Gadsden, AL (KGAD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he was in cruise flight at 2,000 feet when he observed a drop in oil pressure followed by a sound similar to a rod coming loose. Subsequently, a total loss of engine power occurred, and a forced landing was made to a private airstrip. The approach was steep (high) to clear a house and with a tailwind. The airplane touched down long, went off the end of the runway, and nosed over. Examination of the airplane revealed the oil line from the engine to the oil cooler had ruptured, causing a loss of engine oil, and seizure of the engine.
Probable Cause: failure of an oil line between the engine and the oil cooler, which resulted in loss of oil, oil starvation, and subsequent seizure of the engine. Factors relating to the accident were: the effects of a tailwind during the forced landing, and failure of the pilot to achieve the proper touchdown point during the landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96LA161
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 15:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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