# Accident 19780527009389A: Amtr 05655G5, Fabens, TX, May 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1978
- Place: Fabens, TX
- Airport: Fabens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.5172° N, 106.1471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FABENS (E35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5172&lon=-106.1471&mi=10
- Aircraft: N426V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 05655G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FQD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527009389A

## Narrative

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

EXCESS SEALER IN FUEL LINES.

## 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 FTW78FQD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQD21), May 27, 1978: Lincoln Pete (N426V), Fabens, TX, 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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