# Incident 19940807020459I: Adams Reg MERLIN GT, Muskegon, MI, August 7, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1994
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5678V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5678V-2007-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Reg MERLIN GT (registry code 05624G4, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-reg-merlin-gt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940807020459I

## Narrative

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

REDUCTION BELT BROKE ON DEPARTURE, AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO SWAMP.

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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