# NTSB Accident LAX96LA164
> **RUSSMAN AVID FLYER** · 1996-03-30 · SEARCHLIGHT, NV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA164
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05442
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-30
- **Location:** SEARCHLIGHT, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.490219, -114.890708
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RUSSMAN
- **Model:** AVID FLYER
- **Registration:** N5439V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an engine failure from oil exhaustion due to a leak in the oil line.

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