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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrsn Skybolt · Plymouth, MA · May 4, 1989

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Date: May 4, 1989 · 15:30 local
Place: Plymouth, MA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N96RG
Reported as: Amtrsn Skybolt
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 503 total

N96RGRegistered now · Gage STEEN SKYBOLTS/N RBGII · Built 1975 Airframe modelGage STEEN SKYBOLT Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Reported rough engine. Elected to land in cornfield. Soft ground tore off landing gear. No defects reported.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE. ELECTED TO LAND IN CORNFIELD. SOFT GROUND TORE OFF LANDING GEAR. NO DEFECTS REPORTED.