# Incident 19830822061939I: Piper PA18135, Casper, NM, August 22, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Casper, NM
- Airport: Natrona County In
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N219PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N219PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,175 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830822061939I

## Narrative

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

ON A TEST FLIGHT PILOT HAD LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED SAFELY.

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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