# Incident 19980325009139I: Beech A2324, Peoria, IL, March 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1998, 22:45 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater Peoria
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4758J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4758J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 10 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980325009139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 25, 1998, ON AN APPROACH TO PEORIA, ILLINOIS, RUNWAY 22, THE SOLO PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD OIL ACCUMULATION ON THE WINDSHIELD. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT PEORIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FORWARD CAVITY PLUG TO BE LEAKING. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PLUG TO BE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N4758J (2)

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

- [Accident 19951119037639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951119037639A), Nov 19, 1995: Beech A2324 (N4758J), New Carlisle, OH, Substantial damage. Dropped out of crosswind landing approach. Impacted a few feet short of runway. Hit rut separated gear. Too slow. (-23) while trying to land on very end of…
- [Incident 19830528040299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528040299I), May 28, 1983: Beech A2324 (N4758J), Hartford, CT. Made emergency landing at Hartford en route. Exhaust valve failure in two cylinders.

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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