28.8812° N, 97.0205° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Ball Airport, closed, within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 4, 1983 · 13:00 local
Place
Victoria, TX
Airport
Ball
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6191U
Reported as
Amtr MAYFD2
Reported engine
Lycoming O290G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total10 in this make and model10 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 30 minutes after takeoff. Landed on a freeway. Engine had swallowed a valve.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED ON A FREEWAY. ENGINE HAD SWALLOWED A VALVE.