# Accident 19970518016379A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Morristown, AZ, May 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1997, 06:40 local time
- Place: Morristown, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8998° N, 112.9001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8998&lon=-112.9001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8551H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8551H-2022-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,413 total, 120 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970518016379A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. SMOKE IN COCKPIT. LANDED SHORT DESERT STRIP. OIL COOLER HOSE NOT REPLACED ON TBO BROKE.

## 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 LAX97LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA183), May 18, 1997: North American Navion NA-1 (N8551H), Morristown, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure to replace an old and abraded oil feedline hose which led to its rupture and the in-flight loss of engine oil pressure. A related factor was the pilot's misjudgment of distance-to-go versus…

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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