- Date
- August 10, 1982, 13:55 local (19:55 UTC)
- Place
- 16nm No. Of Pie, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N10517Condor 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820810036649A
- Case key
- 69627
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Analysis
The eng failed enroute & while landing on a logging road the right wing contacted vegetation causing the acft to swerve & come to rest nose low. The eng had been inspected 1 hr previous to the accident & had 8 hrs of operating time since new at the inspection. Examination of the oil tube which delivers oil to the oil cooler revealed a separation near one of the beveled ends with longitudinal striations, or "tool marks", at both ends. Examination of the fracture surface disclosed features indicative of fatigue emanating from numerous sites in the vicinity of the tool marks. #1 & 3 connecting rods disclosed black discoloration typical of excessive heating. #3 conrod cap was fractured. There was evidence of extreme wear on the #1 bearing, & moderate to heavy wear on the #3 bearing.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10517
- Reported as
- Condor 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074899
- Airframe hours
- 2,860
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas J. Verso
- Departed
- LWS · Lewiston, ID
- Destination
- MSS · Missoula, MT
- Flight plan
- VFR
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,829 total · 1 in this make and model · 3,693 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 172 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LWS, 54 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.
Other investigations on N10517 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.