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N582WH accident description

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Crash location 41.460833°N, 83.476111°W
Nearest city Luckey, OH
41.450608°N, 83.487430°W
0.9 miles away
Tail number N582WH
Accident date 07 Jun 2008
Aircraft type Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

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 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 ... ."

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot not maintaining clearance from the high vegetation during the off airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the high vegetation.

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