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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airpts A9B · Vernal, UT · August 30, 1990

Date: August 30, 1990 · 09:30 local
Place: Vernal, UT
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: HKCG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7629V
Reported as: Airpts A9B
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540G1C5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,835 total1,000 in this make and model235 in the last 90 days

N7629VRegistered now · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BS/N 1357 · Built 1967 Airframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9B Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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.

Engine failed. Forced landing in a field and gear sheared off. A connecting rod had failed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD AND GEAR SHEARED OFF. A CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED.