# Incident 19830310017599I: Beech 99, Wilmington, DE, March 10, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1983, 07:30 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Wilmington
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WHAA
- Location: 39.6787° N, 75.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Wilmington Airport (ILG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6787&lon=-75.6065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62936, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62936) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830310017599I

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE ON LEFT ENGINE. RETURNED. OIL CAP  NOT SECURED. OIL LOST OUT OF THE FILLER NECK.

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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