# Incident 20230312003759I: Robert J Norris NORRIS SKYBOLT SF-1, Deleon Springs, FL, March 12, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2023, 09:23 local time
- Place: Deleon Springs, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1172° N, 81.3516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Leon Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1172&lon=-81.3516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23RN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23RN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Norris Robert J NORRIS SKYBOLT SF1 (registry code 05691DN, https://openairdocs.org/model/norris-robert-j-norris-skybolt-sf1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERT J NORRIS NORRIS SKYBOLT SF-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230312003759I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS IN FLIGHT AND HEARD A LOUD "BANG" THEN ENGINE OIL COVERED HIS WINDSHIELD. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ENGINE LOSS POWER AND LANDED IN A COW PASTURE. MINOR DAMAGE TO L/H WING AND MLG, NO INJURIES.

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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