Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining clearance from the high vegetation during the off airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the high vegetation.
NTSB analysis
While on a cross country flight, the pilot elected to make an off airport landing to an open field due to a fluctuating oil pressure gauge. The pilot said that the "wing tip hit the wheat which rotated the aircraft as the landing gear touched the ground." The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane reference the flight. An examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. The pilot's safety recommendation was, "Think about the landing not saving the engine. Land in the center of the field not the edge ... ."
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CHI08CA186 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 7, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Luckey, Ohio
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
- N-number
- N582WH
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.