- Date
- September 1, 1982, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Eldora, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N72470Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820901043229A
- Case key
- 70573
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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
Lubricating system - looseCause
Aircraft service - inadequateCause
Fluid,oil - exhaustionCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - cropFactor
Analysis
The oil pressure dropped to zero & the plt shut down the engine, & the acft landed in a bean field. All of the oil had blown out of the oil filler opening via a loose fitting oil filter cap. The plt stated he had changed the oil prior to flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72470
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9635
- Airframe hours
- 6,000
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Bechen
- Registered owner
- Richard Bechen
- Departed
- IA68 · Lamotte, IA
- Destination
- BFF · Scottsbluff, NE
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
- 330 total · 250 in this make and model · 235 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 162 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.