# Accident 19840812039929A: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M, Olin, TX, August 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1984, 19:00 local time
- Place: Olin, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9805° N, 98.0195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9805&lon=-98.0195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520BC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSX CASSUTT3M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812039929A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE VIBRATED WITH SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. TERRAIN HILLY,TREE COVERED. CONNECTING ROD BROKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW84FA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA347), Aug 13, 1984: Bakeman-Chapman Cassutt III M (N520BC), Olin, TX, destroyed

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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