MASON, TX, USA
N5211G
CESSNA 305A
PRIVATE PILOT OF CESSNA 305A FERRYING AIRCRAFT FROM GLASCOW, MT. TO MC ALLEN TX. ENGINE FAILED APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 HOURS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM GRAHAM TX. PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND LANDING ON FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD AND STRUCK TREE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. PILOT AND CO-PILOT ESCAPED INJURY. VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. OIL ADDED TO ENGINE AT GRAHAM TX. PILOT ALLEGES FBO PERSONNEL DID NOT REPLACE OIL FILLER CAP. PILOT DID NOT CHECK FILLER CAP ON PREFLIGHT. RESULTS OF ENGINE TEARDOWN SUGGESTS FAILURE OF #6 CONNECTING ROD DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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