27.7792° N, 80.4827° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebastian, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 5, 1978 · 10:30 local
Place
Sebastian, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NR130
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,850 total0 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.
Forced landing after engine seized. Found loose oil line that allowed oil to drain overboard.
As the FAA filed it
FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE SEIZED. FOUND LOOSE OIL LINE THAT ALLOWED OIL TO DRAIN OVERBOARD.