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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · Medford, OR · December 31, 1978

Date: December 31, 1978 · 15:10 local
Place: Medford, OR
Airport: Jackson Co
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N42391
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total2,600 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N42391Registration cancelled Jul 14, 2006 · Cessna 180JS/N 18052349 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 180J Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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 returned due to engine back-firing. Landed safely. Broken rocker arm. Service letter not complied with.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RETURNED DUE TO ENGINE BACK-FIRING. LANDED SAFELY. BROKEN ROCKER ARM. SERVICE LETTER NOT COMPLIED WITH.