# Accident 19771007029589A: Amtr 1300117, Apple Valley, CA, October 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1977
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 34.5753° N, 117.1862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at APPLE VALLEY (APV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5753&lon=-117.1862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43AD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 1300117
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771007029589A

## Narrative

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

FAST TAXI TEST,WND GUSTING 10K.BECAME AIRBORNE INADVERTENTLY

## 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 LAX78FUG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG02), Oct 7, 1977: Presley B-8 (N43AD), Apple Valley, CA, 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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