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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23-24 · Fitchburg, WI · March 7, 1981

Date
March 7, 1981 · 13:30 local
Place
Fitchburg, WI
Airport
Truax
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3660Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEP10
Reported as
Beech A2324
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
825 total336 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit. Crash-landed in a farm field. Found broken connecting rods in engine.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. CRASH-LANDED IN A FARM FIELD. FOUND BROKEN CONNECTING RODS IN ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.