Craven TEENIE TWO N6052

Summary

On 9 June 1988 at about 00:00 local time, a Craven TEENIE TWO registered N6052 was involved in an accident near Fowler, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 June 1988 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fowler, California, United States

Coordinates

36.6191, -119.6696

Aircraft

Craven TEENIE TWO

Registration

N6052

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fresno → Bakersfield

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX88DVA06

1 person had minor injuries.

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE THEN SPUTTERED AND QUIT. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING WHERE THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL WOODEN CRATES SHORT OF THE INTENDED LDG AREA. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL PRESENT. HOWEVER, NO EVIDENCE OF BEARING OVERHEAT WAS FOUND. THE ENGINE CASE WAS BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE FOUND DIRTY AND SOOTED. EXAM OF THE CARBURETOR REVEALED A STICKING FLOAT. THE PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED THAT HE HAD SPENT FOUR HOURS PREPARING THE AIRCRAFT FOR FLIGHT. HE SAID HE STILL WAS RELUCTANT TO FLY BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER/MANUFACTURER ENCOURAGED HIM TO TRY. THE FLIGHT LASTED ONLY A FEW MINUTES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.