# Accident 19920731028469A: Amtr PIETENPOL, Delphi, IN, July 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1992, 11:50 local time
- Place: Delphi, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5793° N, 86.6694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5793&lon=-86.6694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2739, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2739) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alkire PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER (registry code 7040107, https://openairdocs.org/model/alkire-pietenpol-air-camper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PIETENPOL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,836 total, 402 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEX04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731028469A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. FLIPPED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. PROPELLER ATTACH BOLTS FAILED DUE RUST AND CORROSION

## 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 CHI92DEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEX04), Jul 31, 1992: Alkire Pietenpol (N2739), Delphi, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER WHILE IN FLIGHT, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TO EFFECT A FORCED LANDING.

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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