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LAX82FVM12

1982-02-20 · MORGAN HILL, California, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N8WA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ALEXANDER WILLIAM VARIEZE, built 1990), which was not involved in this event.

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WHILE PERFORMING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKEAND OIL STREAMING BACK FROM THE ENGINE AND A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. HE THROTTLED BACK IMMEDIATELY AND STARTED A DESCENT TOWARDS A VACANT FIELD. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR SOME TELEPHONE LINES IN HIS PATH HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. HE COLLIDED WITH THE LINES AND THE AIR CRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD. ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALEDA RUPTURED FLEXIBLE OIL LINE RUNNING FROM THE REAR OIL PUMP UNDER THE ENGINE TO THE FORWARD OIL COOLER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX82FVM12.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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