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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Little Rock, AR · September 29, 1996

Date: September 29, 1996 · 18:34 local
Place: Little Rock, AR
Airport: Adams Field
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N76737
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total350 in this make and model50 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: history of flight; on 09/29/96, at 1834 CDT, a Cessna 421C, N76737, registered to junior food stores, meridian, ms diverted to Adams Field (lit), Little Rock, AR for a precautionary landing due to an oil leak and streaking on the cowling of the left engine. The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan in day VFR conditions to meridian, MS. There was no damage to the aircraft, and no injuries. The pilot in command is a certificated commercial pilot. The flight originated at mountain home, AR. Damage to aircraft; the aircraft sustained no damage. Test and research; visual inspection of the engine revealed that the oil filler cap had loosened and was found hanging by the chain. The engine was cleaned up and the oil lost (1 qt) was replenished. The engines were run-up for an operational check. The aircraft departed lit and landed uneventfully at meridian, MS. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT; ON 09/29/96, AT 1834 CDT, A CESSNA 421C, N76737, REGISTERED TO JUNIOR FOOD STORES, MERIDIAN, MS DIVERTED TO ADAMS FIELD (LIT), LITTLE ROCK, AR FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO AN OIL LEAK AND STREAKING ON THE COWLING OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN DAY VFR CONDITIONS TO MERIDIAN, MS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO INJURIES. THE PILOT IN COMMAND IS A CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MOUNTAIN HOME, AR. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT; THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. TEST AND RESEARCH; VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE OIL FILLER CAP HAD LOOSENED AND WAS FOUND HANGING BY THE CHAIN. THE ENGINE WAS CLEANED UP AND THE OIL LOST (1 QT) WAS REPLENISHED. THE ENGINES WERE RUN-UP FOR AN OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LIT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT MERIDIAN, MS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.