19940118000619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC140 · Lopez, WA · January 18, 1994

Date
January 18, 1994 · 12:45 local
Place
Lopez, WA
Airport
Lopez Island Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N77190
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA94FA051
Reported as
Cessna STC140
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,050 total

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.

Changed oil and screen. Incorectly reinstalled oil temp sensing bulb. Came out. Lost oil. Ditched offshore Island.

As the FAA filed it

CHANGED OIL AND SCREEN. INCORECTLY REINSTALLED OIL TEMP SENSING BULB. CAME OUT. LOST OIL. DITCHED OFFSHORE ISLAND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.