19801031066869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 415-C · Cottonwood, CA · October 31, 1980

Date
October 31, 1980 · 17:30 local
Place
Cottonwood, CA
Airport
Flying N Ranch
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N93420
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DVG05
Reported as
Univar 415C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
202 total114 in this make and model57 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.

Pilot failed to replace oil filler cap before takeoff. Engine siezed out of oil. Crash landed on private strip.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO REPLACE OIL FILLER CAP BEFORE TAKEOFF. ENGINE SIEZED OUT OF OIL. CRASH LANDED ON PRIVATE STRIP.

NTSB investigation

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