What happened
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(-23) Aircraft impacted the ground 5 miles north of Alamo, NV, due to loss of oil pressure and engine power at 091244PDT. Substantial damage. The two occupants were not injured. Damage to the aircraft was: left wing had spar damage and skin damage. Prop had one blade that was damaged and bent aft. The prop was not turning at the time of impact. Left side fwd of wind screen and aft of firewall was rippled. Left fuel tank appeared to be empty. The rt fuel tank was full all the way to the filler cap. The bottom of the aircraft could not be seen but was no evidence of loss of oil on the rest of the aircraft. The aircraft is now in phoenix AZ awaiting engine inspection.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 5 MILES NORTH OF ALAMO, NV, DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE POWER AT 091244PDT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS: LEFT WING HAD SPAR DAMAGE AND SKIN DAMAGE. PROP HAD ONE BLADE THAT WAS DAMAGED AND BENT AFT. THE PROP WAS NOT TURNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. LEFT SIDE FWD OF WIND SCREEN AND AFT OF FIREWALL WAS RIPPLED. LEFT FUEL TANK APPEARED TO BE EMPTY. THE RT FUEL TANK WAS FULL ALL THE WAY TO THE FILLER CAP. THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE SEEN BUT WAS NO EVIDENCE OF LOSS OF OIL ON THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IS NOW IN PHOENIX AZ AWAITING ENGINE INSPECTION.
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