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Incident

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Virginia, MN · August 20, 1979

Date
August 20, 1979 · 18:00 local
Place
Virginia, MN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N83711
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total0 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.

While en route oil pressure dropped to 10 PSI. Landed on highway and found oil cap had not been properly seated.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE EN ROUTE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 10 PSI. LANDED ON HIGHWAY AND FOUND OIL CAP HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY SEATED.