# Incident 19851010061789I: Piper PA24, Lubbock, TX, October 10, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5205P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5205P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851010061789I

## Narrative

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

OIL LOSS FROM ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED FOR LANDING. ENGINE OIL COOLER LINE SEAL FAILED.

## Other reports on N5205P (1)

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

- [Incident 19830617061179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830617061179I), Jun 17, 1983: Piper PA24250 (N5205P), Lamesa, TX, Minor damage. While practicing takeoffs and landings pilot landed with gear up.

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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