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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtrbd BEDEBD5V · Ludlow, CA · July 26, 1988

Date
July 26, 1988 · 09:30 local
Place
Ludlow, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N64DS
Reported as
Amtrbd BEDEBD5V
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total176 in this make and model25 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 developed oil leak. Landed on freeway to avoid acft damage. Found a cracked #1 cyl exhaust push rod seal.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE DEVELOPED OIL LEAK. LANDED ON FREEWAY TO AVOID ACFT DAMAGE. FOUND A CRACKED #1 CYL EXHAUST PUSH ROD SEAL.