42.5998° N, 71.3673° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chelmsford, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 29, 1978 · 16:26 local
Place
Chelmsford, MA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N88046
Reported as
Blanca 7KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total150 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.
Lost engine oil pressure in flight. Cavitation of oil pessue relief valve due to extended inverted flight.
As the FAA filed it
LOST ENGINE OIL PRESSURE IN FLIGHT. CAVITATION OF OIL PESSUE RELIEF VALVE DUE TO EXTENDED INVERTED FLIGHT.