# Accident 19790601025399A: Amtr RICESPEC, Bowling Green, KY, June 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1979, 19:45 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, KY
- Airport: Warren Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9903° N, 86.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowling Green, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9903&lon=-86.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N691, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N691) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rice Special 3 (registry code 05601YQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/rice-special-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290 series (registry code 42083, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RICESPEC
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 21 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DLQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLQ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601025399A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING A FORCED LANDING. NO MALFUNCTION OF ENGINE FOUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD79DLQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLQ14), Jun 1, 1979: Rice Spcl (N691), Bowling Green, KY, substantial damage

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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