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Incident

FAA incident report · Conaer LA-4 · Frederick, MD · April 18, 2005

Date
April 18, 2005 · 16:46 local
Place
Frederick, MD
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1116L
Reported as
Conaer LA4
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,964 total878 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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.

(-23) Aircraft departed rmy direct to dmw. Approximately 3 hours into the flight, the pilot experienced a loss of engine power. Pilot was forced to land in a field located in Frederick, Maryland. After landing it was confirmed that the fuel tank was empty.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RMY DIRECT TO DMW. APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD LOCATED IN FREDERICK, MARYLAND. AFTER LANDING IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY.