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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Namer AT6 · Port Isabel, TX · August 3, 1985

Date
August 3, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place
Port Isabel, TX
Airport
Cameron Co
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4434N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA294
Reported as
Namer AT6
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,815 total120 in this make and model0 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 lost power, aircraft vibrated badly. Hit short, cartwheeled. Cylinder heads cracked. Separated from barrels.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER, AIRCRAFT VIBRATED BADLY. HIT SHORT, CARTWHEELED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED. SEPARATED FROM BARRELS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.