47.2086° N, 119.3191° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GRANT COUNTY INTL (MWH), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 8, 1979 · 16:30 local
Place
Moses Lake, WA
Airport
Grant Co
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N190DE
Reported as
Cessna 190
Reported engine
Continental W670*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total1,500 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.
Engine lost power and seized. Teardown revealed articulating rod #3192 broke and demolished power section.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST POWER AND SEIZED. TEARDOWN REVEALED ARTICULATING ROD #3192 BROKE AND DEMOLISHED POWER SECTION.