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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrth THORPT18 · Ft Worth, TX · May 8, 1994

Date: May 8, 1994 · 13:15 local
Place: Ft Worth, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N18117
Reported as: Amtrth THORPT18
Reported engine: Lycoming O290*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,900 total30 in this make and model215 in the last 90 days

N18117Registration cancelled Nov 10, 2008 · Thorp T-18S/N 117 · Built 1967 Airframe modelThorp T-18 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine RPM dropped in flight. Forced landing in field. Found foreign material in fuel line.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE RPM DROPPED IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND FOREIGN MATERIAL IN FUEL LINE.