RICE LAKE, WI, USA
N41EB
EUGENE BOOS VARI-EZE
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE OF THIS HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT TURNED TOWARD AN AIRFIELD APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AWAY, BUT WAS FORCED TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING ABOUT 5 MILES SHORT OF THIS FIELD BECAUSE, FOLLOWING A LOUD METALLIC BANG, THE ENGINE STOPPED. A RESTART WAS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE A STARTER. AN ENGINE EXAMINATION FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT REVEALED A LOOSE OIL FILLER CAP (WITH 1 QT OF OIL REMAINING IN THE ENGINE) AND NOTHING ELSE UNUSUAL. THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE TEST RUN DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A STEEL STORAGE TANK DURING LANDING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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