# Incident 20081121851829I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Reno, NV, November 21, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,485 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081121851829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 HOURS PST, N56SJ DEPARTED FROM STEAD AIRPORT (4SD) FOR A 30 MINUTE FLIGHT.  DEPARTURE TRACK WAS ABOUT 060 DEGREES AND LEVELED OFF AT 7, 500 FEET.  ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, PILOTS SCAN CAUGHT A LOW OIL PRESSURE READING AND HE TURNED BACK TOWARDS STEAD AIRPORT.  THE PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP, AND THE #4 ENGINE ROD FAILED.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO FIND A DIRT ROAD IN HUNGRY VALLEY AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

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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