Schubert CASSUTT SPORT N1115G

Summary

On 27 July 1985 at about 13:55 local time, a Schubert CASSUTT SPORT registered N1115G was involved in an accident near Admire, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 July 1985 at 13:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Admire, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.6392, -96.1005

Aircraft

Schubert CASSUTT SPORT

Registration

N1115G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newton → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC85FA168

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT 0847 CDT, JULY 27, 1985 N1115G RADIOED A NEARBY FSS. THE STATION THAT WAS CALLED WAS CLOSED BUT ANOTHER FSS HEARD THECALL. DURING THE TRANSMISSION THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD AN ENG PROBLEM, WAS PUMPING OIL OVERBOARD AND COULD NOT SEE OUTSIDE BECAUSE THE CANOPY WAS COVERED WITH OIL. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A PASTURE IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVELAED A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE CRANKCASE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE #4 INTAKE VALVE WAS BROKEN AND THE #4 PISTON WAS DISINTEGRATED.THE DESIGN OF THE CANOPY IS SUCH THAT IF IT WAS OPENED IN FLT THE PLT WOULD BE EXPOSED TO THE FULL FORCE OF THE WIND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.