# Accident 20120807017009A: Cross David L GLASAIR III, Westcliff, CO, August 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2012, 08:20 local time
- Place: Westcliff, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1298° N, 105.4607° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1298&lon=-105.4607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71AJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cross David L GLASAIR III (registry code 05605DY, https://openairdocs.org/model/cross-david-l-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 (registry code 41663, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CROSS DAVID L GLASAIR III
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 29,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA543](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA543) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120807017009A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/07/2012, N71AJ, A GLASAIR EXPERIMENTAL KIT-BUILT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; PILOT RECEIVED MODERATE INJURIES.

## 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 CEN12LA543](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA543), Aug 7, 2012: Cross David L Glasair III (N71AJ), Westcliffe, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of oil pressure due to the failure of an oil filter gasket, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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