# Incident 19880726036699I: Amtrbd BEDEBD5V, Ludlow, CA, July 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ludlow, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7211° N, 116.1600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ludlow, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7211&lon=-116.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64DS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5V
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 176 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880726036699I

## Narrative

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

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

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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