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Incident

FAA incident report · Waco YPF · Sanibel Isl, FL · October 23, 1996

Date
October 23, 1996 · 13:40 local
Place
Sanibel Isl, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N40121
Reported as
Waco YPF
Reported engine
JACOBP R755B2
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: engine started running rough and then quit. Made uneventful landing on beach view estates golf course. No damage or injuries. Maintenance found carburetor float stuck. Replaced carburetor. Aircraft returned to service. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND THEN QUIT. MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON BEACH VIEW ESTATES GOLF COURSE. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. MAINTENANCE FOUND CARBURETOR FLOAT STUCK. REPLACED CARBURETOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. INCIDENT CLOSED.