- Date
- April 14, 1981
- Place
- Bayard, NE · BAYARD, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N91551Navion G
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810414015959A
- Case key
- 126234
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0861 81/4/14 BAYARD,NE NAVION G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 182 TIME - 1807 N91551 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSHKOSH,NE SCOTTSBLUFF,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- ZERO OIL PRESS. 5 PISTON COMP RING WORN,BROKEN.OIL SCREEN PACKED W CARBON.36HRS SINCE MAJOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91551
- Reported as
- Navion G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N91551Registration cancelled May 22, 2013 · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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