# Incident 19830915067889I: Piper PA28151, Oldsmar, FL, September 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Oldsmar, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0484° N, 82.6713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oldsmar, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0484&lon=-82.6713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 400 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/19830915067889I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED ON VECTORS TO ILS. LANDED IN A RACE TRACK AND HIT A DITCH. CRANKCASE OIL SEAL FAILED. LOST OIL.

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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