19891206049079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Waco HRE · Alexander City, AL · December 6, 1989

Date
December 6, 1989 · 15:00 local
Place
Alexander City, AL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31654
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL90LA035
Reported as
Waco HRE
Reported engine
Lycoming R680
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,300 total50 in this make and model25 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.

Engine quit on climbout. Force landed and nosed over on sandy lakeshore. Magneto mounting studs broke mag separated

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED AND NOSED OVER ON SANDY LAKESHORE. MAGNETO MOUNTING STUDS BROKE MAG SEPARATED

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N31654 · 1

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