Fish RV6 N1198N

Summary

On 5 February 2001 at about 00:05 local time, a Fish RV6 registered N1198N was involved in an accident near Georgetown, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 February 2001 at 00:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Georgetown, California, United States

Coordinates

38.9290, -120.7702

Aircraft

Fish RV6

Registration

N1198N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Silver Springs → Atwater

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA088

Nobody was injured.

The total loss of engine power due to fracture and separation of the engine crankshaft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

An off-airport emergency landing followed loss of engine power over mountainous terrain. The pilot reported that the engine of the amateur built aircraft lost power while in cruise flight, and, although there was oil pressure, eventually seized before the landing. During the landing in a forest clear cut area, the landing gear impacted a tree trunk and the aircraft nosed over. Post accident disassembly of the engine revealed that the crankshaft separated at the crankshaft cheek between the number 3 and 4 throws. The owner reported he assembled the (experimental) engine himself using Lycoming parts, and that the engine had accumulated 631 flight hours since assembly. The owner was not a certificated powerplant mechanic.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.