Black Donald COZY III N904DB

Summary

On 29 July 2012 at about 16:30 local time, a Black Donald COZY III registered N904DB was involved in an accident near Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States. One person was 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

29 July 2012 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Mid Valley Airpart (E98)

Coordinates

34.7597, -106.7453

Aircraft

Black Donald COZY III

Registration

N904DB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Los Lunas → Los Lunas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA496

Nobody was injured.

A loose oil line, which allowed oil to leak onto the hot engine turbocharger and resulted in a fire.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While taxiing after landing, the engine lost power, and the pilot turned the airplane off the runway. The pilot exited the airplane and noticed smoke at the rear of the airplane near the engine. The pilot attempted to extinguish the fire; however, his efforts were unsuccessful, and the airplane was consumed by the fire. At the time of the accident, the airplane had accumulated 4.9 flight hours. Postaccident examination of the airplane found loose B-nuts on two fuel lines and one oil line. An oil streak was noted on the runway surface, and no oil was found in the engine. The pilot stated that the fire likely resulted from oil leaking onto the hot turbocharger.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.