# Accident 19790626026319A: Amtrsm DSA1, Princeton, IL, June 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1979, 19:25 local time
- Place: Princeton, IL
- Airport: Piper
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3805° N, 89.4641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3805&lon=-89.4641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9228A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9228A-1982-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bowers-Robert SMITH MINIPLANE DSA1 (registry code 8350233, https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-robert-smith-miniplane-dsa1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM DSA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 17 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626026319A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDED IN FIELD, FLIPPED OVER. FOUND BROKEN BOGUS CRANKSHAFT GEAR.

## 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 CHI79FEE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE66), Jun 26, 1979: Bowers DSA1 (N9228A), Princeton, IL, 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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