40.6936° N, 89.5890° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 1, 1978 · 18:25 local
Place
Peoria, IL
Airport
Greater
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
OZA
Aircraft
N226
Reported as
Frchld F27FRCHLD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Low oil pressure light came on during ferry flight. Pilot diverted after engine shutdown.
As the FAA filed it
LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON DURING FERRY FLIGHT. PILOT DIVERTED AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN.