ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359303
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Date: | Friday 24 February 1995 |
Time: | 13:15 LT |
Type: | Beechcraft 35 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3344V |
MSN: | D-807 |
Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4200 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL E-225 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Shadyside, OH -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Coulumbus, OH (OSU |
Destination airport: | Wheeling, WV (KHLG) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT REPORTED, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ABOUT 10 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE OIL QUANTITY GAUGE INDICATED A LOW OIL QUANTITY. THE PILOT OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE ENTERING THE COCKPIT AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE SAW A FIELD OFF THE RIGHT WING AND ATTEMPTED TO GO THERE FOR A FORCED LANDING. WHILE APPROACHING THE FIELD THE PILOT DETERMINED THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT REACH THE FIELD AND DECIDED TO STALL THE AIRPLANE ON TOP OF SOME TREES IN A WOODED AREA. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED, '...THE NUMBER SIX CONNECTING ROD FAILED DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICATION AND THE RESULTANT BUILD UP OF HEAT WHICH MELTED THE ROD BEARING AND ROD BOLTS, CAUSING THE ROD TO BE FORCED THROUGH THE CRANKCASE.' THERE WAS NO OIL FOUND IN THE ENGINE THROUGHOUT THE EXAMINATION.
Probable Cause: The loss of oil pressure, which resulted in the number six connecting rod failure and penetration through the crankcase.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC95LA063 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC95LA063
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