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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Frchld 71 · Rapid City, SD · July 27, 1998

Date: July 27, 1998 · 11:50 local
Place: Rapid City, SD
Airport: Rapid City Regional
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2K
Reported as: Frchld 71
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 964 total278 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N2KRegistered now · Fairchild 71S/N 675 · Built 1929 Airframe modelFairchild 71 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5) On July 27, 1998, at approximately 11:50 MDT a fairchild m/n 71, N2K, operated by commercial pilot thomas neil dixon, made an emergency landing in a field 5 1/2 miles sw of the Rapid City, SD airport (rap), due to internal engine failure. Commercial pilot thomas neil dixon, and two passengers received no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The aircraft was on a personal flight from California en route to oshkosh, WI, under cft part 91 when the incident occurred. The flight departed cheyenne, WY (cys) July 27, 1998, at approximately 09:00 MDT en route to Rapid City, SD (rap). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) ON JULY 27, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 MDT A FAIRCHILD M/N 71, N2K, OPERATED BY COMMERCIAL PILOT THOMAS NEIL DIXON, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 5 1/2 MILES SW OF THE RAPID CITY, SD AIRPORT (RAP), DUE TO INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. COMMERCIAL PILOT THOMAS NEIL DIXON, AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM CALIFORNIA EN ROUTE TO OSHKOSH, WI, UNDER CFT PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED CHEYENNE, WY (CYS) JULY 27, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00 MDT EN ROUTE TO RAPID CITY, SD (RAP). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.