# Incident 19860108003539I: Gulstm G159, Moran, TX, January 8, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1986, 10:40 local time
- Place: Moran, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CPLA
- Location: 32.5472° N, 99.1665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moran, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5472&lon=-99.1665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245CA-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-159 (registry code 3952202, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-529 series (registry code 54507, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-529-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G159
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5298X
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 218 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860108003539I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT CAME ON AND GAUGE INDICATED LOW. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. LEAKING TURBINE O RING.

## Other reports on N245CA (1)

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

- [Incident 19870302009989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870302009989I), Mar 2, 1987: Gulstm G159 (N245CA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Returned for landing using alternate system to lower flaps and landing gear. Hydraulic leak in right wheel well.

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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