# Incident 20180221002969I: Ellis Peter SONEX, NY, February 21, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: NY
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1611S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1611S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ellis Peter A SONEX (registry code 05634DS, https://openairdocs.org/model/ellis-peter-a-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerovee 2.1 (registry code 01402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ELLIS PETER SONEX
- Reported engine: AEROVEE 2.1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180221002969I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/21/2018 AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N1611 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE BED AFTER REPORTING ENGINE FAILURE. NO INJURIES REPORTED

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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