# NTSB Accident LAX01LA045
> **COLLETTE GLASSAIR III** · 2000-11-19 · GUISTINE, CA, USA · SERS
## 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.

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