What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft engine failed, attempted to land at Oxnard, hit a build, then a light standard, crashed and burned. (.4) during departure climbout, after reaching 1,500 to 2,000 feet AGL, the pilot/flight instructor noted that the student pilot had not properly set the throttle friction lock and the throttle had retarded to about 15 inches of manifold pressure. The pilot instructed his student to advance the throttle, however, when the student did so the manifold pressure rose momentarily and then the engine abruptly stopped delivering power. The pilot took control of the aircraft from his student, performed the engine failure checklist, declared an emergency, and established a glide toward a nearby airport. When it became apparent that the aircraft could not glide to the airport, he turned toward an open agricultureal field. The aircraft impacted the roof of a house and a light pole across the street from the field boundary and came to rest at the edge of the field. Postaccident examination revealed that a fuel supply hose had come unscrewed off the inlet nipple of the fuel supply control unit. An 100-hour inspection was completed the prior day and this was the first flight following theinspection.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED, ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT OXNARD, HIT A BUILD, THEN A LIGHT STANDARD, CRASHED AND BURNED. (.4) DURING DEPARTURE CLIMBOUT, AFTER REACHING 1,500 TO 2,000 FEET AGL, THE PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT HAD NOT PROPERLY SET THE THROTTLE FRICTION LOCK AND THE THROTTLE HAD RETARDED TO ABOUT 15 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. THE PILOT INSTRUCTED HIS STUDENT TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE, HOWEVER, WHEN THE STUDENT DID SO THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE ROSE MOMENTARILY AND THEN THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED DELIVERING POWER. THE PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM HIS STUDENT, PERFORMED THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND ESTABLISHED A GLIDE TOWARD A NEARBY AIRPORT. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT, HE TURNED TOWARD AN OPEN AGRICULTUREAL FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE ROOF OF A HOUSE AND A LIGHT POLE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE FIELD BOUNDARY AND CAME TO REST AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT A FUEL SUPPLY HOSE HAD COME UNSCREWED OFF THE INLET NIPPLE OF THE FUEL SUPPLY CONTROL UNIT. AN 100-HOUR INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED THE PRIOR DAY AND THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOLLOWING THEINSPECTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.