# Incident 19780310014639I: Cessna 172, Spokane, WA, March 10, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1978, 10:20 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73819, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73819) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310014639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT DETECTED A CLICKING NOISE. ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. THEN SIEZED.

## Other reports on N73819 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780711018049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711018049A), Jul 11, 1978: Cessna 172D (N73819), Riggins, ID, Substantial damage. Lnd on blocked off hiway. Terrain precluded go around. Hit parked.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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