# Incident 19781028027589I: Frchld 24C8, Atwood, IL, October 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1978, 11:30 local time
- Place: Atwood, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7993° N, 88.4627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atwood, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7993&lon=-88.4627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81363, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81363) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24R-46 (registry code 3370514, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-46) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 24C8
- Reported engine: FCD 6440*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028027589I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE DEVELOPED KNOCK AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD, #5 CYLINDER HAD SIEZED. HAD RECENT OVERHAUL.

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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