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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Harlingen, TX · August 2, 1988

Date
August 2, 1988 · 17:25 local
Place
Harlingen, TX
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ZAZG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3653W
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total1,200 in this make and model400 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.

Forced landing due to power loss after takeoff. Intentional ground loop to avoid canal. Exhaust valve pushrod broke

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING DUE TO POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF. INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP TO AVOID CANAL. EXHAUST VALVE PUSHROD BROKE

Other reports on N3653W · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.