LAKEPORT, CA, USA
N6470K
REPUBLIC RC-3
THE PLT REPORTED THAT ON HIS PREFLIGHT HE FOUND THE ENG COMPRESSION & OIL LEVEL TO BE LOW BUT AFTER SERVICING THE OIL TO THE PROPER LEVEL HE DEPARTED & ON INITIAL CLIMB, AFTER REACHING ABOUT 100 FT AGL, THE ENG STARTED POPPING & LOSING RPM. THE PLT MADE A LEFT TURN TO AVOID OBSTACLES & LANDED IN A SMALL GRAPE VINEYARD. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED LOW COMPRESSION & EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO WEAR. THE ACFT HAD BEEN OPERATED WITH AUTOMOTIVE FUEL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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