Accident Cessna 140 N72470, Wednesday 1 September 1982

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Date:	Wednesday 1 September 1982
Time:	16:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 140
Owner/operator:	Richard Bechen
Registration:	N72470
MSN:	9635
Total airframe hrs:	6000 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-85
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Eldora, IA - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Lamotte, IA (IA68)
Destination airport:	Scottsbluff, NE (KBFF)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
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.

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