- Date
- August 29, 1983, 19:00 local (Aug 30, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- New Douglas, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N64MFStewart Headwind
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830829047289A
- Case key
- 12322
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Main gear collapsed
Terrain condition - softFactor
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Nose over
Analysis
During flt, the eng lost power & the plt was unable to get a restart. While making a forced landing in a plowed field, the main gear collapsed & the acft nosed over. Later, after the acft was uprighted, the eng was started & was operated to 1300 RPM. Prop damage prevented operating it at a higher RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64MF
- Reported as
- Stewart Headwind
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1MM
- Airframe hours
- 16
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Melvin Mueller
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 170 total · 16 in this make and model · 110 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALN, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.