# Accident 20080618839799A: Amtr LANCAIRIVP, Springfield, KY, June 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2008, 13:13 local time
- Place: Springfield, KY
- Airport: Lebanon-Springfield
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6333° N, 85.2383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6333&lon=-85.2383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441L-2017-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yates Peter LANCAIR IV-P (registry code 05615US, https://openairdocs.org/model/yates-peter-lancair-iv-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIVP
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080618839799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (LEX) LEX KY ENROUTE TO KCEY (MURRAY KY) AFTER DEPARTURE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE TO LEX TWR.  AIRCRAFT REQUESTED VECTORS TO 6I2 (LEBANON/SPRINGFIELD).  PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF FORWARD VISION THROUGH WINDSHIELD DUE TO OIL COVERAGE.  AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AT 6I2.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED APPROACH END RWY 11 AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE, LEFT WING LOW.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO IMPACT AND POST IMPACT FIRE.  PILOT FATALLY INJURED.  CE 17 FSDO AND NTSB INVESTIGATING.

## 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 MIA08FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA122), Jun 18, 2008: Yates Lancair IV-P (N441L), Springfield, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a loss of engine oil as a result of the installation of the wrong oil adapter O-ring seal.

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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