# Incident 19871212078259I: Slinds 100180, Spring Lake, NC, December 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1987, 16:15 local time
- Place: Spring Lake, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1845° N, 78.9947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Lake, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1845&lon=-78.9947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3713X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3713X-1995-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 28 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871212078259I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

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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