# Accident 19891206049079A: Waco HRE, Alexander City, AL, December 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Alexander City, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9195° N, 85.9295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9195&lon=-85.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31654, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31654-2021-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco HRE (registry code 9600906, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-hre) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO HRE
- Reported engine: LYC R680
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891206049079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA035), Dec 6, 1989: Waco HRE (N31654), Alexander City, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SEPARATION OF THE MAGNETO AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN MOUNTING STUD. THE MOUNTING STUD MOST LIKELY FAILED DUE TO VIBRATIONS INDUCED BY AN INADEQUATELY BALANCED CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N31654 (1)

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

- [Incident 19871110073849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871110073849I), Nov 10, 1987: Waco HRE (N31654), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Right wing raised, veered left at 3 feet during landing in gusty wind. Right gear collapsed dragging right wing tip

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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