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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech G35 · Maricopa, AZ · February 7, 1979

Date
February 7, 1979 · 14:40 local
Place
Maricopa, AZ
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4290D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUJ47
Reported as
Beech G35
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
820 total261 in this make and model12 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 owner did not reconnect oil drain correctly after oil change resulting in emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OWNER DID NOT RECONNECT OIL DRAIN CORRECTLY AFTER OIL CHANGE RESULTING IN EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.