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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 2105 · Daggett, CA · July 15, 1979

Date
July 15, 1979 · 13:00 local
Place
Daggett, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8285Z
Reported as
Cessna 2105
Reported engine
Continental IO470S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total100 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.

EGT drop as engine power decayed. Power off landing on dry lake. Found broken camshaft.

As the FAA filed it

EGT DROP AS ENGINE POWER DECAYED. POWER OFF LANDING ON DRY LAKE. FOUND BROKEN CAMSHAFT.