# Accident 19940811021259A: Amtrai AERSPRTQUAIL, Waynesboro, MS, August 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, MS
- Airport: Waynesboro Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6702° N, 88.6405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6702&lon=-88.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10JB-2008-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Biggs AEROSPORT QUAIL (registry code 05630EW, https://openairdocs.org/model/biggs-aerosport-quail) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAI AERSPRTQUAIL
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940811021259A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER CLIMBING IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. CRASHED INTO CORN FIELD. ENGINE CRANKSHAFT INSTALLED INCORRECTLY BROKE.

## 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 MIA94LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA194), Aug 11, 1994: Aerosport Quail (N10JB), Waynesboro, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE [OVERHAUL] OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT.

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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