# Incident 19960824031869I: Amtr TA3, Ligonier, IN, August 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1996
- Place: Ligonier, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4619° N, 85.5959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ligonier, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4619&lon=-85.5959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3135V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3135V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buller James P TA-3 (registry code 05618DP, https://openairdocs.org/model/buller-james-p-ta-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TA3
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 71 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824031869I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. BULLER HAD BEEN FLYING ABOUT 30 MINUTES, WHEN AT CRUISE POWER AT 800 FEET THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND 20 SECONDS LATER QUIT. MR. BULLER TRIED TO MAKE THE RUNWAY BUT REALIZED HE WOULD BE SHORT AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN A CORNFIELD. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. INDICATIONS ARE THAT A BAD SPARK PLUG WAS THE PROBLEM, AND IT WAS RECOMENDED A M OR D REPORT BE SUBMITTED.

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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