LONGVIEW, TX, USA
N99096
Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C
AS THE ACFT WAS FLYING TOWARD THE ARPT, ABOUT 1 MI AWAY, A WITNESS HEARD A LOUD POP OR BANG & THEN NO FURTHER ENG SOUND.THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB ABOVE SOME TALL TREES ABOUT 300 YDS FROM THE END OF THE RWY, BUT IMPACTED THE TOPS OF THE TREES. THE #1 CONROD HAD SEPARATED. ITS BEARING, THE END OF THE ROD & THE CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL REVEALED EVIDENCE OF EXTREME TEMPERATURE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A LACK OF LUBRICATION THROUGHOUT THE ENG. THE LUBRICATING OIL BLADDER WAS EMPTY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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