# NTSB Accident CEN15LA421
> **Lerch RV6A** · 2015-09-22 · Deckerville, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA421
- **Event ID:** 20150924X81420
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-22
- **Location:** Deckerville, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.453056, -82.764999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Lerch
- **Model:** RV6A
- **Registration:** N215DG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The in-flight loss of engine oil after the oil filter separated from the engine adapter assembly because of an incorrect modification of the oil filter adapter assembly, which resulted in a precautionary landing in a field.

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