# Accident 19960825024019A: Univar F1, Bozeman, MT, August 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1996, 15:20 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7701° N, 110.9295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7701&lon=-110.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7551C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7551C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Forney F-1 (registry code 0420202, https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR F1
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,854 total, 54 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960825024019A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE EN ROUTE. LANDED RAILROAD BED. EXITED BED DOWN EMBANKMENT. FAILED TO ADD OIL ON FUEL STOP,LOW OIL

## 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 SEA96LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA203), Aug 25, 1996: Forney F-1 (N7551C), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to adequately service the engine with oil before flight, which resulted in a loss of oil pressure and a subsequent forced landing. The high vegetation and embankment at the forced…

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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