# Incident 19850518029249I: Cessna 172N, El Toro, CA, May 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1985, 21:00 local time
- Place: El Toro, CA
- Airport: El Toro Usmc
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6470° N, 117.6837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Toro, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6470&lon=-117.6837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2781E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2781E-1994-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,850 total, 75 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850518029249I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19920726030829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726030829A), Jul 26, 1992: Cessna 172N (N2781E), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Set trim full nose down in error for takeoff. Unable raise nose to climb. Aborted. Hit nose first. Bent airframe.

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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