# Incident 19790710018639I: Amtrsg TURBULENT, Bluffton, IN, July 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1979, 19:15 local time
- Place: Bluffton, IN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7435° N, 85.1721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bluffton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7435&lon=-85.1721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4697T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4697T-2001-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Druine TURBULENT D-31 (registry code 05601HM, https://openairdocs.org/model/druine-turbulent-d-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSG TURBULENT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 68 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/19790710018639I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. IDLER DRIVE CREW BACKED OUT. CAUSING CAMSHAFT TO DISCONNECT.

## Other reports on N4697T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010716026419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010716026419A), Jul 16, 2001: N4697T, Lebanon, IN, No damage. (-23) On July 16, 2001, N4697T, an amateur-built druine/turbulent D-31 aircraft, owned and operated by les l. schneider was attempting a takeoff form runway 18…

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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