# Accident 19850831042279A: Amtrgt TS1, Marengo, IL, August 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Marengo, IL
- Airport: Walpole Rla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2391° N, 88.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2391&lon=-88.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4463, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4463-1998-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thornhill Gerald W TS-1 (registry code 05663CK, https://openairdocs.org/model/thornhill-gerald-w-ts-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRGT TS1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,829 total, 1 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831042279A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP AFTER LOW PASS AND ENGINE QUIT. SHOULD HAVE ENRICHED MIXTURE BEFORE MANEUVER. FLIPPED OVER IN A FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI85LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA364), Aug 31, 1985: Thornhill Replica TS-1 (N4463), Marengo, IL, substantial damage

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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