# Accident 19780625019869A: Amtr 05629CQ, Wanatah, IN, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Wanatah, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.4306° N, 86.8923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wanatah, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4306&lon=-86.8923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3GB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 05629CQ
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 38 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FET24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625019869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LDNG IN 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 CHI78FET24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET24), Jun 25, 1978: Eaa Biplane GB-1 (N3GB), Wanatah, IN, 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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