19791030029789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Eufaula, AL · October 30, 1979

Date
October 30, 1979 · 09:30 local
Place
Eufaula, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50961
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FKJ08
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,150 total850 in this make and model83 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.

Engine froze enroute due to oil depletion. Made emergency landing. No gasket in oil filter.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FROZE ENROUTE DUE TO OIL DEPLETION. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. NO GASKET IN OIL FILTER.

NTSB investigation

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