# Incident 20260511004969I: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR, Creston, IA, May 11, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2026, 12:50 local time
- Place: Creston, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0603° N, 94.3647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creston, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0603&lon=-94.3647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314VV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314VV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR (registry code 0330565, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p-mentor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ISC series (registry code 55591, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912isc-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P-MENTOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ISC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260511004969I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION IN CRUISE FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY DROP IN ENGINE OIL PRESSURE THEN ENGINE SEIZED RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING IN FARM FIELD. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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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