Kinney Kevin ZENITH 601XL N61601

Summary

On 20 March 2010 at about 13:00 local time, a Kinney Kevin ZENITH 601XL registered N61601 was involved in an accident near Warren, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 March 2010 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Warren, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Lebanon-Warren County (I68)

Coordinates

39.4622, -84.2519

Aircraft

Kinney Kevin ZENITH 601XL

Registration

N61601

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lebanon → Lebanon-Warren

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA172

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power due to the failure of an oil hose due to improper installation of the hose.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to conduct flight testing of the amateur-built experimental airplane. The pilot was also the owner/builder. He stated that while conducting some clearing turns in preparation for slow flight testing, he observed an oil pressure warning on the engine monitor. The indicated oil pressure was zero. He immediately turned toward the airport and reduced engine power to idle. About 60 seconds after the oil pressure warning, the engine lost power completely. The pilot established best glide airspeed and set up for a forced landing. He noted that he overshot the first field he had selected, but then settled on a second field. The airplane clipped two sets of trees during the approach and struck a wire fence during the landing. The pilot estimated that the airplane slid 20 feet after touching down. A postaccident inspection revealed a failure of an oil hose. Specifically, the return hose from the oil cooler had a 1-inch longitudinal split at a bend in the line. The pilot commented that he might not have properly accounted for the compound S-bend at that location on installation. The airplane had accumulated about 5.4 hours at the time of the accident. The airplane received damage to the firewall and fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.