# Accident 19780219002649A: Amtr 8650603, Corbin, KY, February 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1978
- Place: Corbin, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.9316° N, 84.1008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corbin, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9316&lon=-84.1008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21DW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 8650603
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 991 total, 64 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219002649A

## Narrative

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

HD OF NR 4 EXH VALVE BROKEN OFF.LNDD ON RIDGE,NO SUITABLE LDG AREAILABLE.

## 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 IAD78FLQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ11), Feb 19, 1978: Stits SA-11A (N21DW), Corbin, KY, 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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