# Accident 19920523016049A: Amtrjg QUESTAIR20, Ely, NV, May 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1992, 14:15 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2649° N, 114.8708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2649&lon=-114.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3VD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3VD-1998-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lewis D G / Marquis B A QUESTAIR VENTURE (registry code 05618MG, https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-d-g-marquis-b-a-questair-venture) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJG QUESTAIR20
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 41 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523016049A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SEIZED. CARTWHEELED LANDING. VIBRATION BROKE ALUMINUM TRANSDUCER BRACE INSTALLED BY OWNER

## 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 LAX92LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA216), May 23, 1992: Questair Venture (N3VD), Ely, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE INSTALLATION OF THE ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE/PRESSURE TRANSDUCER BY THE PILOT/OWNER THAT RESULTED IN A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE TRANSDUCER MOUNTING FITTING IN THE ENGINE OIL SYSTEM. THE…

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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