35.5340° N, 97.6469° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 12, 1987 · 16:50 local
Place
Oklahoma City, OK
Airport
Wiley Post Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2056Z
Reported as
Beech 95B55
Reported engine
Continental IO470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,837 total75 in this make and model23 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.
Left engine began losing oil at cruise. Diverted as engine quit. A cylinder had broken from the engine case.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE BEGAN LOSING OIL AT CRUISE. DIVERTED AS ENGINE QUIT. A CYLINDER HAD BROKEN FROM THE ENGINE CASE.