- Date
- September 27, 1986, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Meridian, MS
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3269XMccoy Robert-Michael Breezy
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860927053179A
- Case key
- 31515
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During flt testing of the newly purchased acft which was conducted prior to the x-country flt home, oil consumption/leakage was determined to be about 3 qts per hr. The plt stated that he planned the flt home in short hops so as to minimize oil usage & had departed with the oil sump filled to capacity with 6 qts of oil. During the flt home, the eng quit & a forced ldg was attempted into a field. The acft struck a tree & crashed to the ground & burned. A check of the oil supply after the accident revealed no reading on the oil dipstick. The eng mfgr recommends that corrective action be taken when oil consumption exceeds 6/10 qt per hr.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3269X
- Reported as
- Mccoy Robert-Michael Breezy
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 11101A
- Airframe hours
- 125
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Southwind Rentals,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Southwind Rentals Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 21, 1986 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- 3A7 · Eutaw, AL
- Destination
- 23M · Quitman, MS
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,510 total · 10 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 83 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 7 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.