# Incident 19790813030889I: Cessna 170, Spokane, WA, August 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1979, 13:34 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3942V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3942V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813030889I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FAILED TO SECURE OIL CAP PROPERLY AT PREVIOUS STOP. LANDED WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE.

## Other reports on N3942V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741105041089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741105041089A), Nov 5, 1974: Cessna 170 (N3942V), Garberville, CA, Substantial damage. Hit ditch to l of rwy.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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