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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr 83501DB · Elizabethtown, KY · April 8, 1973

Date
April 8, 1973
Place
Elizabethtown, KY
Airport
Elizabetntown
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8890
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD73FLQ24
Reported as
Amtr 83501DB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
423 total4 in this make and model14 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.

Drg l turn plt lost ctl. Acft started to mush l wing was then obsvd to drop sharply.

As the FAA filed it

DRG L TURN PLT LOST CTL.ACFT STARTED TO MUSH L WING WAS THEN OBSVD TO DROP SHARPLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.