# Accident 19780521012529A: Cessna 414A, Oklahoma City, OK, May 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1978
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Will Rogers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,277 total, 802 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521012529A

## Narrative

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

PIECES OF O RING PACKING LODGED IN BALL CHECK CHAMBER OF UPLOCK ATOR,P/N 5727110-5.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW78FPJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ20), May 21, 1978: Cessna 414A (N30AW), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30AW (3)

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

- [Accident 20140228003599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140228003599A), Feb 28, 2014: Cessna A185F (N30AW), Fredericksburg, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot encountered heavy wind gust and direct crosswind on takeoff roll causing aircraft to leave the left side of runway. Aircraft then continued to spin to…
- [Incident 20010705016219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010705016219I), Jul 5, 2001: Cessna A185F (N30AW), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. (-23) VFR weather and surface winds 290 @ 14 gusting to 19 KTS. Pilot made initial landing attempt to runway 27R @ptk. Pilot stated he did not like the…
- [Incident 19970608013549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970608013549I), Jun 8, 1997: Cessna A185F (N30AW), Romeo, MI, Substantial damage. Narrative: Mr. Anderson was on a pleasure trip from mackinaw to home at new haven/macomb airport #57D while in the Romeo area, his plane engine had a…

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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