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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr XTC · Lowell, MI · March 5, 1988

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Date: March 5, 1988 · 15:00 local
Place: Lowell, MI
Airport: Lowell
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3969G
Reported as: Amtr XTC
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX447
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 609 total55 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N3969GRegistration cancelled Apr 11, 1991 · Galloway Ernest L GALLOWAY XTCS/N 5 Airframe modelGalloway Ernest L GALLOWAY XTC

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What happened

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Engine siezed due to rod bearing siezure while turning final. Crashed short of runway into trees.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SIEZED DUE TO ROD BEARING SIEZURE WHILE TURNING FINAL. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY INTO TREES.