19950104000169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Conaer LA4200 · International F, MN · January 4, 1995

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Date: January 4, 1995 · 11:15 local
Place: International F, MN
Airport: Falls International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: CFGDZ
Reported as: Conaer LA4200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total100 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Forced landing in a swamp due lost oil pressure. Engine oil breather line plugged with ice. Pumped oil overboard. (-23) on January 4, 1995, at 1115 hours local time, a lake LA-4-200 aircraft, owned and piloted by stuart loten made an emergency landing 10 minutes after departing inl. The landing was in a swampy field approximately 8 miles south of inl. The emergency landing was caused by loss of oil pressure. VFR conditions prevailed. The aircraft wings, tail and undercarriage were damaged. There were no injuries to the pilot. The pilot holds a commercial, multi land/sea rating. The flight originated from international Falls airport at approximately 1105 hours local time.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING IN A SWAMP DUE LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE OIL BREATHER LINE PLUGGED WITH ICE. PUMPED OIL OVERBOARD. (-23) ON JANUARY 4, 1995, AT 1115 HOURS LOCAL TIME, A LAKE LA-4-200 AIRCRAFT, OWNED AND PILOTED BY STUART LOTEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING INL. THE LANDING WAS IN A SWAMPY FIELD APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTH OF INL. THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CAUSED BY LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WINGS, TAIL AND UNDERCARRIAGE WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL, MULTI LAND/SEA RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM INTERNATIONAL FALLS AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1105 HOURS LOCAL TIME.