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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 19A · Brunswick, GA · October 31, 1992

Date: October 31, 1992 · 17:00 local
Place: Brunswick, GA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6980Q
Reported as: Beech 19A
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total

N6980QRegistered now · Beech 19AS/N MB-404 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech 19A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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 malfunctioned in flight. Forced landing on highway. Engine swallowed valve and damaged three pistons.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE SWALLOWED VALVE AND DAMAGED THREE PISTONS.