# Incident 19980913041919I: Amtr PIETENPOL, Williamston, MI, September 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1998, 08:35 local time
- Place: Williamston, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6833° N, 84.2836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamston, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6833&lon=-84.2836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N429CB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PIETENPOL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,650 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980913041919I

## Narrative

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

(-5)AT CRUISE AIRCRAFT N429CB ENGINE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. AFTER 6-7 MINUTES, THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING.  THE AIRCRAFT GLIDED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SOY BEAN FIELD IN INGHAM COUNTY, MICHIGAN.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AFTER LANDING BECAUSE THE GRAG ON THE WHEELS CAUSED BY THE SOY BEAN PLANTS.  ONE PILOT, ONE PASSENGER; MINOR INJURY.

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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