39.7684° N, 86.1580° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 24, 1980 · 00:05 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7321L
Reported as
Piper PA31P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIGO541E1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 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.
Aircraft made a precautionary landing due to loss of power and oil pressure. Was due to a defective filter seal.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF POWER AND OIL PRESSURE. WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FILTER SEAL.