38.5995° N, 81.0518° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Otter, WV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 1, 1980 · 12:20 local
Place
Big Otter, WV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N225G
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Continental O300A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26,000 total1,200 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.
Lost oil pressure, landed on highway. Oil line failed at prop governor attach fitting.
As the FAA filed it
LOST OIL PRESSURE, LANDED ON HIGHWAY. OIL LINE FAILED AT PROP GOVERNOR ATTACH FITTING.