# Accident 19961009031519A: Slinds B1A, Nebraska City, NE, October 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Nebraska City, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6698° N, 95.8593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6698&lon=-95.8593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6203X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6203X-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR B-1A (registry code 0144308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-b-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS B1A
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 5 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961009031519A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS CRUISING AT 3,300 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL.  ALL GAUGES WERE 'NORMAL.'  HE HEARD A 'LOUD BACK FIRE' AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE, MIXTURE AND PROPELLER CONTROL FULL FORWARD.  THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT 'IDLE SPEED.'  DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING, HE LANDED WITH 'LOW AIRSPEED AND HIGH SINK RATE.'  THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ENGINE WAS BENT DOWNWARD.  EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED SEVERAL SPARK PLUGS AND THE TOP OF THE PISTONS WERE OIL COVERED.  SEVERAL SPARK PLUGS 'APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RUNNING RICH.'  THERE WAS 'A LOT OF OIL IN THE PLENUM CHAMBER' AND THE SUPERCHARGER BLADES HAD 'EXCESSIVE RUB ON THE REAR FACE.'

## 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 CHI97LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA006), Oct 9, 1996: Callair B1A (N6203X), Nebraska City, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: a supercharger bearing failure. A factor was the excessive sink rate during the forced landing.

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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