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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Gillespie Ted Allen RANS S-6ES COYOTE · Natchitoches, LA · May 8, 2021

Date
May 8, 2021 · 20:30 local
Place
Natchitoches, LA
Airport
Natchitoches Regional
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1949G
Reported as
Gillespie Ted Allen Rans S-6ES Coyote
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

While in route from madison Ms. To houston TX. At level cruise the engine started to shake. The pilot shut the engine down and landed the aircraft in a farm field without further incident. After landing the pilot found that propeller had a broken blade and no other damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE IN ROUTE FROM MADISON MS. TO HOUSTON TX. AT LEVEL CRUISE THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FARM FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT FOUND THAT PROPELLER HAD A BROKEN BLADE AND NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.