36.6902° N, 121.6338° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 27, 1979 · 12:15 local
Place
Salinas, CA
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N17282
Reported as
Cessna R172E
Reported engine
Continental IO360D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,240 total71 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.
Ran out of oil on instructional flight. Engine failed internally.
As the FAA filed it
RAN OUT OF OIL ON INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. ENGINE FAILED INTERNALLY.