39.1739° N, 78.1764° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 19, 1978 · 11:30 local
Place
Winchester, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2136L
Reported as
Beech 36BEECH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 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.
Oil temp high and oil pressure dropped. Loss of power. Internal engine failure.
As the FAA filed it
OIL TEMP HIGH AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. LOSS OF POWER. INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE.