ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358222
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| Date: | Thursday 28 September 1995 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Ercoupe 415D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N89331 |
| MSN: | 3269 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1744 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Belleville, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Charles, MO (3SQ) |
| (H13) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE ABRUPTLY LOST POWER WHILE CRUISING AT 1700 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING TO A CORN FIELD. ON APPROACH, THE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT ON SOME POWERLINES. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN, STRUCK A ROAD AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED OIL STREAKED DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE BEGINNING JUST AFT OF THE ENGINE COWLING. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A RUPTURE IN AN OIL PRESSURE LINE LEADING TO THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER. THE NUMBER 1 AND 2 INTAKE VALVES WERE FOUND STUCK OPEN DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.
Probable Cause: the rupture of the oil pressure line which led to oil system exhaustion, the stuck intake valves, and the powerlines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA334
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 October 2010 | N89331 | Private | 1 | near Gwinnett County Airport (KLZU), Georgia | |
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| Fuel starvation | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 11:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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