Aviation Accident Summary MKC84LA129

5N 0LIN, IA, USA

Aircraft #1

N5010R

CESSNA 172M

Analysis

WHILE CRUISING AT 3,000 FT MSL THE ENG RAN ROUGH. THE FLT NOTICED ZERO OIL PRESSURE. AS HE TURNED TOWARD A BEAN FIELD THE ENG FAILED. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH & NOSED OVER. THE ENG WAS DISASSEMBLED & AN ESTIMATED 3-4 QTS OF OIL WERE IN THE ENG CASE. THE #1 & #2 CONNECTING RODS WERE FOUND BROKEN. THE #4 PISTON EXHIBITED EVIDENCE OF BEING SUBJECTEDTO EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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