# NTSB Accident LAX97LA183
> **North American NAVION NA-1** · 1997-05-18 · MORRISTOWN, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA183
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07952
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-18
- **Location:** MORRISTOWN, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.89981, -112.900138
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** North American
- **Model:** NAVION NA-1
- **Registration:** N8551H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure to replace an old and abraded oil feedline hose which led to its rupture and the in-flight loss of engine oil pressure.  A related factor was the pilot's misjudgment of distance-to-go versus altitude remaining during the subsequent forced landing.

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