Curtiss-Wright P40M N5813
8 December 2011 · Batavia, Ohio, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 December 2011 at about 20:30 local time, a Curtiss-Wright P40M registered N5813, operated by Tri-State Warbird Museum, was involved in an accident near Batavia, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Batavia, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clermont County (I69)
- Coordinates
- 39.0783, -84.2103
- Aircraft
- Curtiss-Wright P40M
- Registration
- N5813
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tri-State Warbird Museum
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Batavia → Batavia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12LA111
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to failure of the engine oil cooler and subsequent oil starvation to the engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that the engine shuddered several times and that the engine oil pressure dropped to zero, followed by a complete loss of engine power. About that time, the windshield and canopy were covered with oil and coolant, which restricted forward visibility. The pilot performed a forced landing at the departure airport. However, due to excessive airspeed on approach, he was unable to stop the airplane before it departed the end of the runway and impacted the airport perimeter fence. A postaccident examination revealed that the engine oil cooler had cracked, which resulted in an engine failure due to a loss of engine oil. The oil cooler was an original World War II era component. The crack did not appear to have initiated at a previously repaired area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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