# Incident 19961006037359I: Chris A1, Unity, ME, October 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Unity, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6186° N, 69.3445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Unity, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6186&lon=-69.3445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2950Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2950Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 149 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961006037359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING IN A FARMER'S FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE INSPECTED THE FIELD PRIOR TO LANDING, BUT DID NOT SEE THE DITCH.

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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