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.
Pilot was cruising when the oil pressure dropped to zero. Shortly thereafter, the engine stopped operating. The pilot landed on a dike next to the savannah river. Found the intake oil line hardware to the oil cooler had backed off, starving the engine of oil.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS CRUISING WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING. THE PILOT LANDED ON A DIKE NEXT TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER. FOUND THE INTAKE OIL LINE HARDWARE TO THE OIL COOLER HAD BACKED OFF, STARVING THE ENGINE OF OIL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.