- Date
- June 28, 1982, 18:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Paris, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N79831Mooney M20E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820628026909A
- Case key
- 72160
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
About 20 min after takeoff, the pilot noticed oil on the left side glass and windshield while cruising at 7000 ft. he then checked oil pressure and it was near zero. He shut down the engine, and during a forced landing, the aircraft was substantially damaged. An investigation revealed that the oil filter seal had failed and oil had been bumped into the engine compartment until the oil was exhausted. An examination of the oil filter revealed that it was not approved, but was designed for an automobile.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79831
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0495
- Airframe hours
- 1,616
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Taylor
- Registered owner
- John Taylor
- Departed
- Dallas North, TX
- Destination
- Fayetteville, AR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,960 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 1,720 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.