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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrwt DFA · Elkhart Lake, WI · July 31, 1984

Date: July 31, 1984 · 11:55 local
Place: Elkhart Lake, WI
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1292
Reported as: Amtrwt DFA
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total1,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N1292Registered now · Whittman DFAS/N 7 · Built 1948 Airframe modelWhittman DFA Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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.

Severe vibration. A loose prop spinner had hit the prop. Struck a powerline and nosed over during forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE VIBRATION. A LOOSE PROP SPINNER HAD HIT THE PROP. STRUCK A POWERLINE AND NOSED OVER DURING FORCED LANDING.