Aviation accident ERA16LA333

Name: aviation accident: RYAN NAVION near Hurt (2016-09-27)
Start: 2016-09-27
Location: Hurt, VA, USA

NONE · RYAN NAVION · 2016-09-27 · Hurt, VA, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA16LA333
Event ID: 20161014X34716
Type: Accident
Date: 2016-09-27
Location: Hurt, VA, USA
Coordinates: 37.055278, -79.294998

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: RYAN
Model: NAVION
Registration: N5327K
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

Incorrect installation of the oil temperature probe and an inadequate annual inspection that failed to detect leaking oil around the loose probe, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure due to oil starvation.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown