# Accident 19780518010019A: Amtr 13007DA, Cotulla, TX, May 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1978
- Place: Cotulla, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 28.4364° N, 99.2367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cotulla, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4364&lon=-99.2367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N176E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 13007DA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780518010019A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE REMOVED.BEING TOWED BY TRUCK.

## 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 FTW78FRG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG43), May 18, 1978: Bensen B-8M (N176E), Cotulla, TX, 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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