Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Admire, Kansas 66830
Saturday, July 27, 1985 8:55 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AT 0847 CDT, JULY 27, 1985 N1115G RADIOED A NEARBY FSS. THE STATION THAT WAS CALLED WAS CLOSED BUT ANOTHER FSS HEARD THECALL. DURING THE TRANSMISSION THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD AN ENG PROBLEM, WAS PUMPING OIL OVERBOARD AND COULD NOT SEE OUTSIDE BECAUSE THE CANOPY WAS COVERED WITH OIL. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A PASTURE IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVELAED A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE CRANKCASE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE #4 INTAKE VALVE WAS BROKEN AND THE #4 PISTON WAS DISINTEGRATED.THE DESIGN OF THE CANOPY IS SUCH THAT IF IT WAS OPENED IN FLT THE PLT WOULD BE EXPOSED TO THE FULL FORCE OF THE WIND.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/27/1985
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 855
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City ADMIRE
Event State KANSAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 66830
Event Date Year 1985
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 851 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 180
Weather Observation Facility ID EMP
Elevation of weather observation facility 1206
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 20
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 6000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 15
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 120
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1670
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 27 1985 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1330
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 29046
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N1115G
NTSB Number MKC85FA168
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name SCHUBERT
Aircraft Model CASSUTT SPORT
Aircraft Series Identifier CASSUTT SP
Aircraft Serial Number
Certified Max Gross Weight 1275
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name LARRY E. SCHUBERT
Aircraft Owner Street Address 236 W. FLORENCE
Aircraft Owner City WICHITA
Aircraft Owner State KS
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 67209
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code EWT
Departure City NEWTON
Departure State KS
Departure Country
Departure Time 815
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code OSH
Destination City OSHKOSH
Destination State WI
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length 0
Runway Width 0
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --