# Incident 19930517018849I: Amtr ZMAX, Laporte, IN, May 17, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1993, 11:15 local time
- Place: Laporte, IN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6109° N, 86.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6109&lon=-86.7148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511DS-2003-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shinall Doyle K Z MAX (registry code 05618NH, https://openairdocs.org/model/shinall-doyle-k-z-max) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ZMAX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930517018849I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN CORNFIELD. FOUND POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BROKEN.

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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