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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrpl Aircamper · Wheatfield, IN · September 27, 1985

Date
September 27, 1985 · 16:50 local
Place
Wheatfield, IN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N778DD
Reported as
Amtrpl Aircamper
Reported engine
AMTR CORVAIR
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13 total4 in this make and model4 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.

Nosed down on landing in beanfield after engine failed. Coil was weak and lost power when engine warmed up.

As the FAA filed it

NOSED DOWN ON LANDING IN BEANFIELD AFTER ENGINE FAILED. COIL WAS WEAK AND LOST POWER WHEN ENGINE WARMED UP.