Cessna 182R N9119C

Summary

On 29 September 1995 at about 04:25 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N9119C, operated by James R. Tarter, JR, was involved in an accident near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 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 September 1995 at 04:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Tuscaloosa (TCL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182R

Registration

N9119C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James R. Tarter, JR

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houma → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL95LA176

Nobody was injured.

Engine oil starvation for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a connecting rod cap failure.

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

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The pilot experienced a complete loss of engine power short of the destination airport. He selected an emergency landing area and made a forced landing. The airplane nosed over during the landing rollout. An engine examination disclosed that the number six connecting rod cap had failed. The engine examination also displayed evidence of a high operating temperature. Approximately two quarts of oil were recovered from the engine crankcase during the engine examination; the normal operating oil level was eight quarts. There were no obvious signs of oil leakage on the engine assembly or the airframe.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.