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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Burley, ID · February 17, 1978

Date
February 17, 1978 · 16:16 local
Place
Burley, ID
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N75748
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total700 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.

Oil pressure dropped to zero during cruise. Engine seized. Engine oil supply adequate.

As the FAA filed it

OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO DURING CRUISE. ENGINE SEIZED. ENGINE OIL SUPPLY ADEQUATE.