# Accident 19771029036639A: Amtr 0565953, Huntley, IL, October 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1977
- Place: Huntley, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.1608° N, 88.4355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1608&lon=-88.4355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101JS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 0565953
- Reported engine: AMTRKK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771029036639A

## Narrative

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

EXPOSED LEAD SHORTED OUT MAG. LNDD IN CORN FIELD

## 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 CHI78FEE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE05), Oct 29, 1977: Sonerai 11B (N101JS), Huntley, IL, 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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