- Date
- January 19, 1982, 12:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kingman, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N824CBBeachner Quick Silver
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820119001299A
- Case key
- 71270
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After climbing up to pattern altitude the engine lost power. The pilot made a turn back towards the airport while trying to restart the engine but had to land in an old B-17 parking area. The aircraft struck a fence and ditch during rollout and nosed over. Engine disassembly re vealed that the main and connecting rod bearings showed evidence of oil starvation. Further examination revealed that the drilled oil passages were plugged with a gritty material identified by the owner as machine shop glass bead grit that had been used by the owner during overhaul for cleaning some engine parts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N824CB
- Reported as
- Beachner Quick Silver (QUICK SILV)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 824491
- Airframe hours
- 250
- Engine
- Buick V8-215, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Chris Beachner
- Registered owner
- Chris Beachner
- Departed
- IGM · Kingman, AZ
- Destination
- IGM · Kingman, AZ
- Airport
- IGM · Mojane, runway 16, 5,000 × 0 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,380 total · 250 in this make and model · 1,350 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 131 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.