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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech J35 · Minden, NY · May 27, 1995

Date: May 27, 1995 · 09:00 local
Place: Minden, NY
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8378D
Reported as: Beech J35
Reported engine: Continental IO470C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total400 in this make and model12 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.

Narrative: the pilot stated that he was in cruise flight from bedford, ma to griffiss air force base when he noticed that the oil pressure was dropping. He declared an emergency and landed in a farm field. Investigation revealed that the threads on the oil filter adapter had worn off and the oil leaked out around the adapter assembly system. The oil filter kit was installed under stsc SA3262WE. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT FROM BEDFORD, MA TO GRIFFISS AIR FORCE BASE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN A FARM FIELD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE THREADS ON THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER HAD WORN OFF AND THE OIL LEAKED OUT AROUND THE ADAPTER ASSEMBLY SYSTEM. THE OIL FILTER KIT WAS INSTALLED UNDER STSC SA3262WE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.