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Aviation accident LAX04LA257
NONE · Ercoupe 415-C · 2004-07-10 · Castaic, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
LAX04LA257- Event ID
20040713X00963- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2004-07-10
- Location
- Castaic, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 34.529167, -118.649169
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Ercoupe
- Model
- 415-C
- Registration
- N2542H
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
a catastrophic engine failure due to oil exhaustion, which was caused by the failure of maintenance personnel to completely tighten the oil screen.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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