# Accident 19750905026549A: Amtr 0565541, Holly Springs, NC, September 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1975
- Place: Holly Springs, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.6520° N, 78.8432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holly Springs, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6520&lon=-78.8432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17WT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 0565541
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD7LFLJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD7LFLJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750905026549A

## Narrative

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

LEFT AILERON CAME OFF INFLIGHT.ALL THREE HINGES HAD BEEN TORN FM MAIN SPAR ATTACHMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD7LFLJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD7LFLJ09), Sep 5, 1975: Woods WT-17 (N17WT), Holly Springs, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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