# Incident 19970201005599I: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Holopaw, FL, February 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Holopaw, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1358° N, 81.0762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holopaw, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1358&lon=-81.0762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927RS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 122 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970201005599I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SEIZED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A FIELD WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. POST INVESTIGATION BY THE PILOT/OWNER REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THE ENGINE INSTALLED WAS A 3.8 LITER FORD V-6.

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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