36.7477° N, 119.7724° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 30, 1992 · 12:10 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N45LL
Reported as
Piper PA60601
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,950 total1,000 in this make and model30 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 oil pressure loss. Forced landing at airport. Found crankshaft had broken.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOSS. FORCED LANDING AT AIRPORT. FOUND CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN.