Dutton AIR CAMPER N86698
1 June 2007 · Atwater, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 June 2007 at about 18:15 local time, a Dutton AIR CAMPER registered N86698, operated by Lennert Von Clemm, was involved in an accident near Atwater, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atwater, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- McCready-Merced, CA (KMCE)
- Coordinates
- 37.3500, -120.5833
- Aircraft
- Dutton AIR CAMPER
- Registration
- N86698
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lennert Von Clemm
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hollister → Merced
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX07CA181
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
a loss of power due to the failure of the number 2 connecting rod.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane experienced a loss of engine power and nosed over in a field during the forced landing. The pilot reported that after flying for about 40 minutes he noticed the oil temperature gauge begin to rise. He had started looking for a suitable place to land when the oil temperature and engine temperature gauges both went beyond the red line. At 2,500 feet the engine made loud metallic clanking noises and began to shake violently. He shut the engine down and proceeded to make an emergency landing in a plowed field. The airplane nosed over during the ground roll. Examination of the antique Ford Model B engine revealed that the connecting rod for the number 2 piston failed. The time since last overhaul on the engine was 6 hours.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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