# Incident 19880811041469I: Cessna 305C, Friendsville, MD, August 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1988, 11:10 local time
- Place: Friendsville, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6624° N, 79.4044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendsville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6624&lon=-79.4044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N740BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N740BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna L-19E (registry code 2074016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-l-19e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305C
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811041469I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OIL ON COCKPIT FLOOR. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO.LANDED IN A FIELD.FOUND OIL FILLER CAP NOT IN POSITION.

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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