# Accident 19821211063629A: Conaer C1, Kalamazoo, MI, December 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1982, 16:20 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N256B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Colonial C-1 (registry code 5110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER C1
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821211063629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOW OIL PRESSURE EN ROUTE. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A ROUGH CORNFIELD. AN OIL LEAK HAD REDUCED THE OIL SUPPLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI83LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA057), Dec 11, 1982: Colonial C-1 (N256B), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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