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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · El Toro, CA · May 18, 1985

Date
May 18, 1985 · 21:00 local
Place
El Toro, CA
Airport
El Toro Usmc
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2781E
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,850 total75 in this make and model175 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.

Oil covered windshield followed by loss of oil pressure. Maintenance found plug on forward crankshaft loose.

As the FAA filed it

OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND PLUG ON FORWARD CRANKSHAFT LOOSE.

Other reports on N2781E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.