Ryan NAVION B N870DR

Summary

On 17 June 1999 at about 22:34 local time, a Ryan NAVION B registered N870DR was involved in an accident near Klamath Falls, Oregon, 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

17 June 1999 at 22:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Klamath Falls Intl (LMT)

Coordinates

42.3101, -122.0701

Aircraft

Ryan NAVION B

Registration

N870DR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Vacaville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA99LA088

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to reinstall the engine oil filler cap during preflight, resulting in engine oil loss and the necessity for an immediate landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot added 1 quart of oil to the engine during preflight, but forgot to replace the oil filler cap. Immediately after takeoff from runway 14, the pilot noted oil on the top of the engine cowling and the windscreen. The pilot then requested an immediate return and was cleared to land on any runway. The pilot made a '60 [degree] left turn to runway 25' and attempted a landing with the 'engine...running roughly', but he stated that 'due to altitude' he was unable to make it back to the runway. The aircraft landed at about a 45-degree angle just to the north side of the runway in the dirt area. The landing was sufficiently hard to punch the right main landing gear through the top of the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.