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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Oakland, CA · April 5, 1979

Date
April 5, 1979 · 14:08 local
Place
Oakland, CA
Airport
Oakland Metro
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2120T
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79FVD20
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total16 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After level off, acft had runaway prop. Engine froze up due to engine oil loss. Factor:improperly installed oil pan

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LEVEL OFF, ACFT HAD RUNAWAY PROP. ENGINE FROZE UP DUE TO ENGINE OIL LOSS. FACTOR:IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OIL PAN

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N2120T · 1

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