# Incident 19870503023759I: Cessna 421B, Logansport, IN, May 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1987, 19:10 local time
- Place: Logansport, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LHKA
- Location: 40.7481° N, 86.3547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Logansport, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7481&lon=-86.3547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1944G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1944G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870503023759I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE EN ROUTE.  DIVERTED, FOUND A PISTON HAD BROKEN APART.

## Other reports on N1944G (1)

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

- [Incident 20181208023379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181208023379I), Dec 8, 2018: Cessna 421B (N1944G), Palm Springs, CA, No damage. Aircraft N1944G lost power on the right engine at altitude, was unable to restore power, secured engine and made an unscheduled landing at Palm Springs Airport…

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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