# Accident 19910820035139A: Beech B24R, Shady Cove, OR, August 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1991, 17:15 local time
- Place: Shady Cove, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6098° N, 122.8006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6098&lon=-122.8006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2528W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2528W-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,660 total, 1,392 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910820035139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SEIZED. CRASH LANDED ROUGH FIELD. OIL LINE TO GOVERNOR LOOSE. FIRST FLIGHT FROM ANNUAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA217), Aug 21, 1991: Beech B24R (N2528W), Shady Cove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER RE-INSTALLATION OF AN OIL LINE BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN OIL LEAK FROM A LOOSE LINE AND SUBSEQUENT SEIZURE OF THE ENGINE. UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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