# Accident 19771025037379A: Amtrzr BR54/, Tonopah, NV, October 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1977
- Place: Tonopah, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.0822° N, 117.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonopah, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0822&lon=-117.2246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRZR BR54/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,207 total, 28 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVW01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVW01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771025037379A

## Narrative

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

HIT GROUND WHILE MAKING SPEED RUN AT APPX 10 FT AGL.WIND ESTIMATED AS 20 TO 30 KNOT LEFT CROSS.

## 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 OAK78FVW01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVW01), Oct 25, 1977: Howard DGA-6 (N273Y), Tonopah, NV, 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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