61.2181° N, 149.9003° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 8, 1978 · 18:00 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N395C
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,350 total60 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.
Flight returned after oil loss. Pilot failed to secure oil stick.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT RETURNED AFTER OIL LOSS. PILOT FAILED TO SECURE OIL STICK.