# Accident 19870705038519A: Amtrat FALCONXP, Wallingford, CT, July 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1987, 16:45 local time
- Place: Wallingford, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4570° N, 72.8232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wallingford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4570&lon=-72.8232&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62JC-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Noble C John FALCON XP (registry code 05658RJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/noble-c-john-falcon-xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAT FALCONXP
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870705038519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE LOST POWER. CRASH LANDED IN AN ALFALFA FIELD. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 NYC87DNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNE03), Jul 5, 1987: Noble Falcon X-P (N62JC), Wallingford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE UNDETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND THE PILOT'S POOR AIRCRAFT HANDLING DURING THE RESULTANT FORCED LANDING.

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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