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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 14-19-3 · Flossmoor, IL · July 30, 1983

Date: July 30, 1983 · 07:00 local
Place: Flossmoor, IL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7618E
Reported as: Blanca 14193
Reported engine: Continental IO470F
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N7618ERegistration cancelled Mar 10, 2017 · Bellanca 14-19-3S/N 4120 · Built 1959 Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-3 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Engine quit. Smoke in cockpit. Landed gear up to minimize damage. Engine had thrown a rod through the case.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. SMOKE IN COCKPIT. LANDED GEAR UP TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE. ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD THROUGH THE CASE.