From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) According to both pilots, one quart of oil was added prior to flight. After the pilot took off and leveled off at 2500' feet he stated that he heard a noise like a RPM flucuation followed by a drop in RPM, oil spraying on the right windshield, and smoke in the cockpit. The pilot declared an emergency with sanford tower while attempting to return to the sanford airport. Enroute to sanford airport the engine lost all oil pressure and failed. The pilot found a field in which to make an emergency landing and made a safe landing in said field. There were no injuries, and there was no other damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO BOTH PILOTS, ONE QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. AFTER THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND LEVELED OFF AT 2500' FEET HE STATED THAT HE HEARD A NOISE LIKE A RPM FLUCUATION FOLLOWED BY A DROP IN RPM, OIL SPRAYING ON THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD, AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH SANFORD TOWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE SANFORD AIRPORT. ENROUTE TO SANFORD AIRPORT THE ENGINE LOST ALL OIL PRESSURE AND FAILED. THE PILOT FOUND A FIELD IN WHICH TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND MADE A SAFE LANDING IN SAID FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N6344V · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.