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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A35 · Saluda, SC · June 28, 1980

Date
June 28, 1980 · 07:45 local
Place
Saluda, SC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N489B
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FLG14
Reported as
Beech A35
Reported engine
Continental E1851
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
570 total29 in this make and model75 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. Engine seized. Found engine oil depleted by ruptured scavenge oil pressure return hose.

As the FAA filed it

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SEIZED. FOUND ENGINE OIL DEPLETED BY RUPTURED SCAVENGE OIL PRESSURE RETURN HOSE.

NTSB investigation

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