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Incident

FAA incident report · Aronca 65-TC · Houston, TX · August 28, 1989

Date
August 28, 1989 · 07:35 local
Place
Houston, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N34424
Reported as
Aronca 65TC
Reported engine
Continental A657
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total34 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft engine quit due to mechanical failure. Forced landing on football field. Cause not stated.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE. FORCED LANDING ON FOOTBALL FIELD. CAUSE NOT STATED.