- Date
- June 6, 1986, 13:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ormond Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1854GChampion 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860606025859A
- Case key
- 31647
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,oil - starvationCause
Forced landing
Ditching
Analysis
The plt stated that the acft engine lost oil pressure. He then dropped the banner, & ditched the acft in the ocean. Post crash examination revealed that the loss of oil pressure was due to oil starvation. No evidence of oil seepage was noted on or near the acft at the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1854G
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 72
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Kevin J. Gillespie, doing business as Aerial Promotions
- Registered owner
- Stevem M. Ehlinger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 1, 1986
- Departed
- OMN · Ormond Beach, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 275 total · 23 in this make and model · 23 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.