ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202209
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| Date: | Monday 12 April 1999 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Michael George Parker |
| Registration: | N6420E |
| MSN: | 1875 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 657 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Red Bluff, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rio Vista, CA (O88) |
| Medford, OR (KMFR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The engine of the amateur built, experimental aircraft seized and stopped after the seam of the automotive-type oil cooler opened up in-flight, resulting in loss of the engine oil supply and oil starvation of the engine. The pilot attempted to make a forced landing in a field, however, the right main landing gear entered a hole and the aircraft cartwheeled.
Probable Cause: A crack which developed in the automotive-type oil cooler of the experimental, amateur built aircraft and permitted the engine oil supply to flow overboard.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX99LA165
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 12:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 07:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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