19871003073489I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Danby, CA · October 3, 1987

Date
October 3, 1987 · 14:12 local
Place
Danby, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1807L
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO550B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total100 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.

Engine failed. Oil on windshield. Oil pressure dropped to zero. Forced landing on a road. Had a ruptured crankcase.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. HAD A RUPTURED CRANKCASE.