37.3394° N, 121.8950° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 20, 1980 · 13:15 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CLAA
Aircraft
N7633L
Reported as
Piper PA31
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total400 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.
Pilot experienced oil pressure drop due to worn oil filter housing stud. Went off side of taxiway after landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT EXPERIENCED OIL PRESSURE DROP DUE TO WORN OIL FILTER HOUSING STUD. WENT OFF SIDE OF TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING.