# Accident 19780427014009A: Amtr 8660194, Dekalb, IL, April 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1978
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Dekalb Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.9282° N, 88.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeKalb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9282&lon=-88.7476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2369 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 8660194
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427014009A

## Narrative

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

SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED.

## 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 CHI78FEE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE31), Apr 27, 1978: Amateur SA-300 (N2369), Dekalb, 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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