# Incident 19830728050629I: Amtrbg BAKENGDUCE, Columbus, NE, July 28, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1983, 20:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, NE
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4371° N, 97.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4371&lon=-97.3586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6769, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6769-2008-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas John BAKENG DUCE (registry code 0563203, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-john-bakeng-duce) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBG BAKENGDUCE
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728050629I

## Narrative

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

MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. .

## Other reports on N6769 (1)

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

- [Accident 19831029056009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831029056009A), Oct 29, 1983: Amtrbg BAKENGDUCE (N6769), Rapid City, SD, Substantial damage. Lost control of tail dragger on his first landing in type. Ran off the runway. Collapsed the gear trying to return.

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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