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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr RV-4 · Beaver Crossing, NE · March 17, 2005

Date: March 17, 2005 · 19:00 local
Place: Beaver Crossing, NE
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N934DJ
Reported as: Amtr RV4
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N934DJRegistered now · Jones Dale M RV-4S/N DJ-1 · Built 1994 Airframe modelJones Dale M RV-4 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On March 17, 2005, at approximately 7:00 pm, N934DJ, an amateur-built vans RV-4 aircraft made a precautionary landing on a dirt road, one mile east of Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. The pilot departed a private strip near crouch, Idaho on a 14 CFR 91 flight with the destination of decatur, Illinois. During cruise flight the pilot noticed a loss of oil pressure. The aircraft landed without incident and the pilot reported no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 17, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 PM, N934DJ, AN AMATEUR-BUILT VANS RV-4 AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD, ONE MILE EAST OF BEAVER CROSSING, NEBRASKA. THE PILOT DEPARTED A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR CROUCH, IDAHO ON A 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT WITH THE DESTINATION OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.