- Date
- July 1, 1983, 14:32 local (22:32 UTC)
- Place
- Elko, NV
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N601MMSmith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830701028139A
- Case key
- 23772
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Analysis
Enroute at 14,000 ft MSL the plt observed the right eng oil press gage decrease to zero. The plt shut down the right eng& received radar vectors to Elko muni arpt. At 6,000 ft the plt attempted to level-off the acft but the acft would not maintain altitude. The plt elected to land the acft gear up in an open field. The right eng had run out of oil due to a chafed hole in an oil cooler line. The left eng forward upper oil cooler hose also exhibited extensive chafing signatures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N601MM
- Reported as
- Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601B (AEROSTAR 6)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61-0005-22
- Airframe hours
- 1,700
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-P1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert J. Mckenna
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 22, 1982 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- SAC · Sacramento, CA
- Destination
- SUN · Hailey, ID
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,700 total · 80 in this make and model · 3,550 as pilot in command · 64 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EKO, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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