# Accident 19761211037409A: Amtr 86601KJ, Gastonia, NC, December 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1976
- Place: Gastonia, NC
- Airport: Gastonia Municipa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 35.2621° N, 81.1873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gastonia, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2621&lon=-81.1873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2453 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 86601KJ
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total, 12 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DKM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761211037409A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD AND GEAR COLLAPSED

## 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 IAD77DKM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM08), Dec 11, 1976: Starduster T00 (N2453), Gastonia, NC, substantial damage

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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