# Accident 19950810023919A: Klimov VK1, Decker, IN, August 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1995, 12:50 local time
- Place: Decker, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5104° N, 87.5204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5104&lon=-87.5204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69VZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KLIMOV VK1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810023919A

## Narrative

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

OVERHEATED COOLANT. POP. COOLANT ON WINDSCREEN. HOT OIL. SHUTDOWN. CRASH LANDED. LEAKING FREEZE PLUG AND HEADGASKET (-23) AIRCRAFT HAS A WATER COOLED FORD V6 ENGINE INSTALLED. COOLING SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN ENGINE OVER HEAT AND SHUTDOWN.

## 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 CHI95LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA284), Aug 10, 1995: Van Zwoll Viking (N69VZ), Decker, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the head gasket resulting in a coolant leak and subsequent engine overtemperature. A factor was the unsuitable terrain encountered in the cornfield.

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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