61.2181° N, 149.9003° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 18, 1978 · 17:45 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N69WW
Reported as
Cessna 401B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,200 total95 in this make and model0 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.
Engine shutdown on ferry flight due to turbo failure and steady drop in oil pressure.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON FERRY FLIGHT DUE TO TURBO FAILURE AND STEADY DROP IN OIL PRESSURE.