# Accident 19780707017309A: Amtr 05609D2, Lewisberry, PA, July 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Lewisberry, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.1358° N, 76.8606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewisberry, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1358&lon=-76.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N886 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 05609D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707017309A

## Narrative

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

CRANKSHAFT NOT APPROVED IN MODEL ENGINE.STRUCK WIRE.

## 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 NYC78FGT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT11), Jul 7, 1978: Vari-Eze 1 (N886), Lewisberry, PA, 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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