# Incident 19940205008459I: Conaer LA4250, New Richmond, WI, February 5, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1994, 09:30 local time
- Place: New Richmond, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1252° N, 92.5481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Richmond, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1252&lon=-92.5481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N613RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-250 (registry code 5110321, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 50 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940205008459I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRWORTHINESS: CRANKCASE BREATHER TUBE FROZE SHUT, CAUSING DEPLETION OF OIL SUPPLY THROUGH RUPTURED CRANK SEAL. AD 64-17-05 REQUIRED A MODIFICATION TO THE BREATHER SYSTEM TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OCCURRENCE. HOWEVER, THIS AD APPLIES ONLY TO EARLY MODEL LAKE AIRCRAFT BUT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE LA250. ON 2-5-94, AT 9:30AM CST, A LAKE LA-250, N613RB, OWNED AND OPERATED BY JAMES E. RHUDE, EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND THE RESULTANT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NECESSITATED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A SNOW COVERED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HIBBING, MN AT 0822.

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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