# Incident 20010108002719I: Socata MS894A, Vint Hill, VA, January 8, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2001, 18:57 local time
- Place: Vint Hill, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N61BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61BF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A (registry code 8402842, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms894a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA MS894A
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010108002719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DESCENT INTO THE MANASSAS, VA. AIRPORT (HEF), THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD THREE (3) NM NW OF HEF. A POST-FLIGHT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD.

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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