OAK76DVM48

NTSB accident investigation · Schlemeyer · Portola Valley, CA · September 30, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 30, 1976
Place
Portola Valley, CA · PORTOLA VALLEY, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N713SSchlemeyer
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760930030199A
Case key
155235

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2810  76/9/30    PORTOLA VALLEY,CA   SCHLEMEYER          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1609
        TIME - 1400                    N713S               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALO ALTO,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVERTED OIL SYSTEM PICK-UP FLOP TUBE HUNG UP ON DIP STICK IN INVERTED FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N713S
Reported as
Schlemeyer
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.