40.2171° N, 76.8514° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 2, 1980 · 13:45 local
Place
New Cumberland, PA
Airport
Capital City
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
CGQQY
Reported as
Cessna 337
Reported engine
Continental IO360C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total40 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.
Oil pressure dropped in flight. Shut down one engine. Piston ring failure.
As the FAA filed it
OIL PRESSURE DROPPED IN FLIGHT. SHUT DOWN ONE ENGINE. PISTON RING FAILURE.