# Accident 19930328006979A: Slinds 100180, Topinabee, MI, March 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1993, 16:30 local time
- Place: Topinabee, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4839° N, 84.5953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topinabee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4839&lon=-84.5953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4017X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017X-1993-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 950 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930328006979A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREE LANDING ON A ROAD. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE LINE BROKE. OIL COVERED FUSELAGE BOTTOM.

## 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 CHI93LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA123), Mar 28, 1993: Rockwell 100 (N4017X), Topinabee, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total loss of engine power due to failure of the oil line to the oil pressure gauge. A factor relating to the accident was no suitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.

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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