# Incident 19860317067699I: Bbavia 7ACA, Greencastle, IN, March 17, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1986, 17:15 local time
- Place: Greencastle, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6418° N, 86.8463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greencastle, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6418&lon=-86.8463&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9139L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9139L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ACA (registry code 1220438, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7aca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 2A4 series (registry code 27001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-2a4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ACA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860317067699I

## Narrative

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

OIL SPRAY ON WINDSCREEN EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A FIELD. PILOT FAILED TO SECURE OIL FILLER PLUG AFTER ADDING OIL.

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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