38.2971° N, 122.3010° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 4, 1991 · 19:20 local
Place
Napa, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83SB
Reported as
Amtrvn VANSRV4
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B3B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,541 total100 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.
Lost oil pressure. Engine seized. Landed in vineyard. Auto oil filter could not bypass oil split, all oil leaked out
As the FAA filed it
LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SEIZED.LANDED IN VINEYARD. AUTO OIL FILTER COULD NOT BYPASS OIL SPLIT, ALL OIL LEAKED OUT