19880102000099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Slinds 100-180 · Mineola Quitman, TX · January 2, 1988

Date
January 2, 1988 · 15:15 local
Place
Mineola Quitman, TX
Airport
Mineola Quitman
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3709X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88LA045
Reported as
Slinds 100180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A2F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,444 total22 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine backfired and lost power on takeoff. Hit trees on forced landing. Muffler failed internally. Blocked exhaust

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE BACKFIRED AND LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. HIT TREES ON FORCED LANDING. MUFFLER FAILED INTERNALLY. BLOCKED EXHAUST

NTSB investigation

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