34.9168° N, 76.8733° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cherry Point, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 1, 1983 · 15:15 local
Place
Cherry Point, NC
Airport
Marine
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N49DM
Reported as
Lear 24B
Reported engine
GE CJ6106
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,500 total3,300 in this make and model216 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.
Smoke in cabin from an oil seal leak from nr 1 engine allowed oil smoke to enter cabin air. Assembly screws broke.
As the FAA filed it
SMOKE IN CABIN FROM AN OIL SEAL LEAK FROM NR 1 ENGINE ALLOWED OIL SMOKE TO ENTER CABIN AIR. ASSEMBLY SCREWS BROKE.