40.2049° N, 100.6221° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of McCook, NE, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 15, 1978 · 11:30 local
Place
Mc Cook, NE
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N9574Y
Reported as
Beech B35
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total800 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.
Pilot heard engine noise, then observed loss of oil pressure. Engine case at #3 main boss and crankshaft broken.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HEARD ENGINE NOISE, THEN OBSERVED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE CASE AT #3 MAIN BOSS AND CRANKSHAFT BROKEN.