What happened
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(-23) On 18 July at approximately 10:30 a, EST, a Cessna 150H, N2047, enroute from la porte, IN (ppo) to indianapolis, IN, eagle creek airpark (eye) at 2700 feet experienced a loss of engine oil pressure during cruise flight. The pilot immediately shut down the engine and executed an emergency landing to a gravel road. Upon touchdown, the pilot noticed a pickup truck aproaching the aircraft from the opposite direction, which caused the pilot to swerve into a cornfield to avoid hitting the oncoming vehicle. The aircraft sustained substantial damage when it impacted the corn. VFR weather conditions existed at the time and there were no injuries from the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 18 JULY AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 A, EST, A CESSNA 150H, N2047, ENROUTE FROM LA PORTE, IN (PPO) TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN, EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (EYE) AT 2700 FEET EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A GRAVEL ROAD. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT NOTICED A PICKUP TRUCK APROACHING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, WHICH CAUSED THE PILOT TO SWERVE INTO A CORNFIELD TO AVOID HITTING THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE CORN. VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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