MORGAN HILL, CA, USA
N8WA
PITTS 51
WHILE PERFORMING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKEAND OIL STREAMING BACK FROM THE ENGINE AND A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. HE THROTTLED BACK IMMEDIATELY AND STARTED A DESCENT TOWARDS A VACANT FIELD. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR SOME TELEPHONE LINES IN HIS PATH HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. HE COLLIDED WITH THE LINES AND THE AIR CRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD. ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALEDA RUPTURED FLEXIBLE OIL LINE RUNNING FROM THE REAR OIL PUMP UNDER THE ENGINE TO THE FORWARD OIL COOLER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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