19761030040339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Rolling Hills, CA · October 30, 1976

Date
October 30, 1976
Place
Rolling Hills, CA
Airport
Torrance
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9384N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX77FUA01
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total27 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Oil exhaustion as result of improper engine oil quick drain valve installation. Lnd on hill side.

As the FAA filed it

OIL EXHAUSTION AS RESULT OF IMPROPER ENGINE OIL QUICK DRAIN VALVE INSTALLATION. LND ON HILL SIDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.