42.5499° N, 72.0160° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GARDNER MUNI (GDM), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 8, 1982 · 19:36 local
Place
Gardner, MA
Airport
Gardner
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N48343
Reported as
Cessna R172E
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
182 total32 in this make and model29 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.
Za zg zt engine breather tube frozen, causing front crankcase seal #77377 failure and complete loss of engine oil.
As the FAA filed it
ZA ZG ZT ENGINE BREATHER TUBE FROZEN, CAUSING FRONT CRANKCASE SEAL #77377 FAILURE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL.