# Accident 19760620041799A: Beech D17S, Amarillo, TX, June 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1976
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Amarillo Air Trml
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65297, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65297-1977-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76AF104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760620041799A

## Narrative

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

NICROPRESS CLAMP DISCONNECTED ON AILERON CABLE

## 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 FTW76AF104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF104), Jun 20, 1976: Beech D-17S (N65297), Amarillo, TX, destroyed, 2 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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