CANOGA PARK, CA, USA
N6740P
PIPER PA-24-250
WHILE THE PLT WAS CRUISIN IN HIS OWN ACFT, AN ENG OIL LEAK DEVELOPED, OIL PRESSURE DECREASED & ENG POWER WAS LOST, THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LDG ON A CITY STREET, ON APPROACH THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES & A FENCE, & THE ACFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN, EXAM OF THE PARTIALLY OIL COVERED ENG REVEALED THAT AN OIL FLEX HOSE TO THE OIL COOLER HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY WRAPPED WITH A METALLIC-LIKE TAPE. THE HOSE, WHICH WAS OIL-COVERED, HAD A BRITTLE/CRUMBLY APPEARING CORE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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