# Accident 20010528011699A: Amtr LANCAIR4P, Bennett, CO, May 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bennett, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7507° N, 104.4205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7507&lon=-104.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707SH-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hall Steve LANCAIR 4P (registry code 05610X2, https://openairdocs.org/model/hall-steve-lancair-4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR4P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010528011699A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON A SHORT SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, THE PILOT MOTICED A FLUXUATING OIL PRESSURE FROM 0 TO "10" PSI. HE TURNES THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT AND AFTER 2 MINUTES THE ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE, BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND LOOSE POWER.  THE ENGINE SEIZED.  FORCED LANDIGN RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME.  ENGINE IS BEING SENT TO TELEDYNE CONTINENETAL FOR TEARDOWN.

## 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 DEN01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA103), May 28, 2001: Hall Lancair 4P (N707SH), Bennett, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing. A contributing factor was a fatigue fracture of the starter adapter drive shaft, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

## Other reports on N707SH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040531011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531011169A), May 31, 2004: Hall LANCAIR4P (N707SH), Vermontville, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Lancair ivp N707SH, departed ypsilanti, MI (9MI0) with two passengers and baggage on board. Witnesses saw the aircraft spiraling toward the ground and…

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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