# Incident 19960513017409I: Cessna 150L, Miami, FL, May 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1996, 09:25 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West Aprt
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19561, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19561-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960513017409I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: PILOT IN COMMAND STATED ON MAY 13, 1996 AT 0715 AT ABOUT TWO MILES NORTH OF OPA-LOCKA WEST HEADING 180 DEGREES HE NOTICED OIL ON THE WIND SHIELD, A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE AND A DROP IN ENGINE RPM. HE CONTACTED OPA-LOCKA CONTROL TOWER OF THE SITUATION AND REQUESTED TO LAND AT OPA-LOCKA WEST. HE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FINDING: AIRCRAFT ENGINE OIL TANK DRAIN PLUG WAS MISSING.

## Other reports on N19561 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950810028509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810028509A), Aug 10, 1995: Cessna 150L (N19561), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. CFI took over late to realign with runway and failed to flare for landing. Had raised flaps to 20 from 30 degrees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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