# Accident 19930520016789A: Amtrjf BARRACUDA, Yoncalla, WA, May 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Yoncalla, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5709° N, 123.1391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5709&lon=-123.1391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54265, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54265-2001-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murphy Roy S BARRACUDA (registry code 05612VS, https://openairdocs.org/model/murphy-roy-s-barracuda) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJF BARRACUDA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 115 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930520016789A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED NEAR HIGHWAY. OIL COOLER VIBRATED LOOSE. OIL LEAKED OVERBOARD.

## 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 SEA93LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA113), May 20, 1993: Murphy Barracuda (N54265), Yoncalla, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE OIL FILTER VIBRATING LOOSE RESULTING IN OIL STARVATION, AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S MISJUDGMENT OF WINDS. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS UNFAVORABLE WINDS.

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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