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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA60602P · South Bend, IN · March 8, 1990

Date
March 8, 1990 · 10:40 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N64721
Reported as
Piper PA60602P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540A1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total3,500 in this make and model68 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.

Left engine lost oil pressure on climb. Diverted for landing. Turbocharger failed.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE ON CLIMB. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. TURBOCHARGER FAILED.