47.4870° N, 94.8827° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bemidji, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 3, 1978 · 13:30 local
Place
Bemidji, MN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N666DS
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1F6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,800 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 due to loss of oil pressure. Oil pump gears failed.
As the FAA filed it
FORCED LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. OIL PUMP GEARS FAILED.