Miller/Bell TR-1 N9194X

Summary

On 8 February 1999 at about 23:20 local time, a Miller/Bell TR-1 registered N9194X, operated by Bobby R. Miller, was involved in an accident near Hiwasse, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were 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

8 February 1999 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Hiwasse, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

36.4297, -94.3293

Aircraft

Miller/Bell TR-1

Registration

N9194X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bobby R. Miller

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Siloam Springs → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA079

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for prevailing wind conditions. Factors were the crosswind, the lack of suitable terrain, and the separation of the adell clamp for the oil cooler inlet line.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aircraft collided with a hog-house during a precautionary landing after the engine oil pressure dropped to zero. The pilot set up for a landing in an east-west oriented field; however, the wind was from the south at 12 knots gusting to 20 knots. During the landing flare, the wind pushed the airplane into the side of a poultry house, resulting in the aircraft spinning around and coming to rest in the field. The pilot inspected the engine compartment and found that the adell clamp on the oil-cooler inlet line had 'separated' allowing the engine oil to drain out.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.