59.6404° N, 151.5091° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 28, 1983 · 15:00 local
Place
Homer, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N88327
Reported as
Piper J3C65S
Reported engine
Continental A65*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total30 in this make and model30 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.
Lost oil pressure. Made emergency landing on an ice covered marsh. Repaired a ruptured oil line. Returned to base.
As the FAA filed it
LOST OIL PRESSURE. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN ICE COVERED MARSH. REPAIRED A RUPTURED OIL LINE. RETURNED TO BASE.