# Accident 19920607025649A: Mrchti SF260, Decatur, TX, June 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1992, 12:55 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2297° N, 97.5892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2297&lon=-97.5892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22FD-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (registry code 8121208, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI SF260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607025649A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON DEMO FLIGHT.CRASH TRYING FOR HIGHWAY.OIL PUMP WOODRUFF WORN DOWN. STOPPED PUMP. STARVED ENGINE OF OIL

## 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 FTW92FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA152), Jun 7, 1992: Siai-Marchetti SF260B (N22FD), Decatur, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE OIL PUMP. FACTORS WERE NON COMPLIANCE WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN, THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN, AND INADVERTENT STALL.

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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