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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Richmond, IN · August 9, 1989

Date
August 9, 1989 · 16:45 local
Place
Richmond, IN
Airport
Richmond Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6068S
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
567 total300 in this make and model35 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.

Oil spraying on windshield. Vectored to nearest airport. Prior lubrication distress caused bearing and rod failure

As the FAA filed it

OIL SPRAYING ON WINDSHIELD. VECTORED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. PRIOR LUBRICATION DISTRESS CAUSED BEARING AND ROD FAILURE