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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Kinney Kevi Zenith 601X · Lebanon, OH · March 20, 2010

Date
March 20, 2010 · 09:05 local
Place
Lebanon, OH
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N61601
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10CA172
Reported as
Kinney Kevi Zenith 601X
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total5 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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.

Oil line from oil cooler to filter split allowing oil to escape from the engine. Engine failed and aircraft landed in a field hitting tops of trees, a wire fence, and a metal pole.

As the FAA filed it

OIL LINE FROM OIL COOLER TO FILTER SPLIT ALLOWING OIL TO ESCAPE FROM THE ENGINE. ENGINE FAILED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD HITTING TOPS OF TREES, A WIRE FENCE, AND A METAL POLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.