30.5584° N, 92.0994° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at St Landry Parish Ahart Field (OPL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 13, 1989 · 11:00 local
Place
Opalousas, LA
Airport
St Landry Parish/Ahart Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N17745
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total700 in this make and model40 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 failed due to low oil pressure. Forced landing at airport. Oil line to cooler had separated.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. FORCED LANDING AT AIRPORT. OIL LINE TO COOLER HAD SEPARATED.