JACKSONVILLE, FL, USA
N3906K
NORTH AMERICAN NAVION L-17B
THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE WHILE IN INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND WAS VECTORED TO RUNWAY 7. THE PREVAILING WEATHER WAS SKY OBSCURED, CEILING AND VISIBILITY ZERO. THE PILOT LINED UP ON THE HIGH INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHTS BUT COULD NOT SEE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 500 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND 2/3RDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON 8/30/80. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A BROKEN COMPRESSION RING ON ONE OF THE CYLINDERS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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