# Accident 19930630021289A: Waco ATO, Alma, GA, June 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Alma, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5402° N, 82.4705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5402&lon=-82.4705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13918, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13918) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco ATO (registry code 9601212, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-ato) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 975E-1 (registry code 67014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO ATO
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930630021289A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. NOSED OVER LANDING IN SOFT FIELD. ENGINE MASTER ROD BEARING FAILED.

## 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 ATL93LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA119), Jun 30, 1993: Waco ATO (N13918), Alma, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the aircraft engine master rod bearing.

## Other reports on N13918 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920725031729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920725031729I), Jul 25, 1992: Waco ATO (N13918), Winter Haven, FL, Minor damage. Right tire blew on landing rollout. Aircraft veered right off runway and nosed over on its back.

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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