34.0007° N, 81.0348° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 25, 1984 · 14:37 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1208A
Reported as
Cessna 441
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE3318
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,800 total2,800 in this make and model0 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.
Master warning light came on. Oil pressure dropped. Secured engine and landed. Cracked scavenge oil pump case.
As the FAA filed it
MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. SECURED ENGINE AND LANDED. CRACKED SCAVENGE OIL PUMP CASE.