# Incident 19880226025539I: Thorson Robert M SCORPION 133, Lemont, IL, February 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lemont, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6673° N, 87.9844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lemont, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6673&lon=-87.9844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48917-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thorson Robert M SCORPION 133 (registry code 13025EZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/thorson-robert-m-scorpion-133) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RW-145 series (registry code 55005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 337 total, 337 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880226025539I

## Narrative

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

SMELL OF STEAM IN HEATER DUCT. EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION IN A FOREST PRESERVE. NOSE HOSE TO ENGINE BLOCK HAD RUPTURED.

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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