Cessna 185 N4023Y

Summary

On 4 November 1988 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N4023Y, operated by Jeffery S. Amsler, was involved in an accident near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, 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

4 November 1988 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

40.4804, -78.7201

Aircraft

Cessna 185

Registration

N4023Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jeffery S. Amsler

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Universal Park

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC89LA020

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

THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND CRASHED IN TREES NEAR EBENSBURG, PA. A TEARDOWN INSPECTION REVEALED EXTENSIVE PREIMPACT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE #3 MAIN BEARING HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE INTERRUPTION OF OIL SUPPLY TO THE #4 AND 5 BEARINGS AND FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD. APPROX ONE QT OF OIL WAS IN THE CRANKCASE. METAL PARTICLES AND OIL WERE IN THE OIL PUMP. THE FORCED LDNG WAS INPEDDED BY OIL ON THE WINDSHEILD AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PLT STALLED THE ACFT WHEN HE NOTED THE AIRPLANE BRUSHING AGAINST TREETOPS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.