Chevy V8 RV10 - aircraft down

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Chevy V8 RV10 - aircraft down

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Oil temperature was increasing....

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 192721/pdf


On July 21, 2023, about 1350 central daylight time, a Van’s Aircraft RV-10 airplane, N730WL, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Chouteau, Oklahoma. The two pilots sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal cross-country flight. The purpose of the flight was for the two pilots to travel in the amateur-built experimental airplane to the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Oshkosh at the Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The airplane stopped at the Muskogee-Davis Regional Airport (MKO), Muskogee, Oklahoma, where it was refueled. The airplane departed to the north and after being established in cruise flight, the pilot, who is also the owner of the airplane, noticed that the engine oil temperature was high. The pilot decided to land at the closest airport, which was the Mid-America Industrial Airport (H71), Pryor, Oklahoma. While setting up for the approach to runway 36, the engine “seized up,” and sustained a total loss of power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a flat grass field about 3.15 miles south of the threshold for runway 36. The airplane came to rest upright and both pilots were able to egress from the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The airplane is pending recovery from the field for examination work. The airplane was equipped with a General Motors 6.2-liter LS3 V8 automotive engine and a MT-Propeller three-blade constant speed wood propeller. The estimated density altitude for the closest meteorological observation facility was 2,199 ft.

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