What happened
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On oct 24, 2013, privacy data omitted departed bishop, CA enroute to fresno chandler airport, fresno, CA. When level at cruise flight at 11, 500 he experience a oil pressure loss and complete engine stoppage. He glided for landing in the forest at 9200 feet elevation and survived that landing. The airplane was substantially damaged and he suffered moderate injuries. The wreckage was located in a place where only hiking into the location was possible. The California highway patrol and fresno county sheriff department assisted in his removal from the scene by helicopter hoist and basket. Inspector john jensen and lawrence decosta interviewed privacy data omitted in the fresno community hosipital on 10-28-2013 and he stated that the engine was overhauled by himself and his co owner privacy data omitted. When we asked him whether either of them had a FAA airframe or powerplant certificate, he said no. I asked whether privacy data omitted had completed his FAA medical certification recently. He said no. aircraft inspection to occur on December 5, 2013 in sacramento, California with the NTSB. The scene was inaccessible.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCT 24, 2013, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED BISHOP, CA ENROUTE TO FRESNO CHANDLER AIRPORT, FRESNO, CA. WHEN LEVEL AT CRUISE FLIGHT AT 11, 500 HE EXPERIENCE A OIL PRESSURE LOSS AND COMPLETE ENGINE STOPPAGE. HE GLIDED FOR LANDING IN THE FOREST AT 9200 FEET ELEVATION AND SURVIVED THAT LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND HE SUFFERED MODERATE INJURIES. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN A PLACE WHERE ONLY HIKING INTO THE LOCATION WAS POSSIBLE. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL AND FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT ASSISTED IN HIS REMOVAL FROM THE SCENE BY HELICOPTER HOIST AND BASKET. INSPECTOR JOHN JENSEN AND LAWRENCE DECOSTA INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSIPITAL ON 10-28-2013 AND HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED BY HIMSELF AND HIS CO OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WHEN WE ASKED HIM WHETHER EITHER OF THEM HAD A FAA AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT CERTIFICATE, HE SAID NO. I ASKED WHETHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD COMPLETED HIS FAA MEDICAL CERTIFICATION RECENTLY. HE SAID NO. AIRCRAFT INSPECTION TO OCCUR ON DECEMBER 5, 2013 IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA WITH THE NTSB. THE SCENE WAS INACCESSIBLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.