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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Martinsburg, WV · June 29, 1982

Date
June 29, 1982 · 22:30 local
Place
Martinsburg, WV
Airport
Martinsburg
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N61791
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82DA181
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,118 total179 in this make and model16 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.

Engine lost power. Aircraft flipped over on emergency landing in a field. Oil pump failure caused oil starvation.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. OIL PUMP FAILURE CAUSED OIL STARVATION.

NTSB investigation

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