40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 29, 1989 · 08:20 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N540JB
Reported as
Cessna 550
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT15*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,446 total1,810 in this make and model97 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.
Right engine low oil pressure light. Straight in approach. Found very little oil in engine and metal in filter.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. STRAIGHT IN APPROACH. FOUND VERY LITTLE OIL IN ENGINE AND METAL IN FILTER.