# Incident 20160116003799I: Ginsberg Robert J VELOCITY 173 FXD GR, Apple Valley, CA, January 16, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2016, 10:25 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5008° N, 117.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apple Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5008&lon=-117.1859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ginsberg Robert J VELOCITY 173 FXD GR (registry code 05626L6, https://openairdocs.org/model/ginsberg-robert-j-velocity-173-fxd-gr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GINSBERG ROBERT J VELOCITY 173 FXD GR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 481 total, 110 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160116003799I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBOUT FROM HESPERIA AIRPORT (L32), THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THE PILOT MADE A DISTRESS CALL AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN UNPOPULATED DESERT AREA WITH NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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