SERS · COLLETTE GLASSAIR III · 2000-11-19 · GUISTINE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX01LA045
Event ID
20001212X22309
Type
Accident
Date
2000-11-19
Location
GUISTINE, CA, USA
Coordinates
37.140106, -121.039428
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
COLLETTE
Model
GLASSAIR III
Registration
N540AK
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel misrouted the crankcase breather hose so that it was pinched when the cowling was installed. This pressurized the crankcase displacing the oil seal and forcing oil out of the engine. A factor was the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.