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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Fresno, CA · January 2, 1987

Date
January 2, 1987 · 14:10 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N81531
Reported as
Piper PA28236
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total10 in this make and model100 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.

During climbout, oil pressure dropped to zero. Engine shutdown and return to airport made. Oil screen missing.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMBOUT, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND RETURN TO AIRPORT MADE. OIL SCREEN MISSING.