# Incident 19830608033459I: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT, Fairfield, IA, June 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Fairfield, IA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0064° N, 91.9666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0064&lon=-91.9666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54469, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54469) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DCO65TCRAFT
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 42 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608033459I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE EN ROUTE. LANDED IN AN OAT FIELD. ENGINE HAD A BROKEN PISTON AND PIN.

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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