# Incident 19780709042919I: Amtrjf BARRACUDA, Charlotte, MI, July 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1978, 11:45 local time
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Fitch H Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5741° N, 84.8121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCH H BEACH (FPK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5741&lon=-84.8121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159JY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159JY-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yoder BARRACUDA 300 (registry code 05613B5, https://openairdocs.org/model/yoder-barracuda-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJF BARRACUDA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 52 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780709042919I

## Narrative

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

CANOPY OPENED AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO FAILURE OF KITCHEN CABINET LATCH. PILOT MADE HARD LANDING, TRYING TO HOLD IT.

## Other reports on N159JY (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840319027899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840319027899I), Mar 19, 1984: Amtrjf BARRACUDA (N159JY), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Unsafe left gear down light. Gear down on flyby collapsed on landing. Bent hydraulic actuator shaft. Prevented lock
- [Incident 19791103056749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791103056749I), Nov 3, 1979: Amtrjf BARRACUDA (N159JY), Freeland, MI, Minor damage. Pilot forced to land with nose gear not down and locked. Microswitch attached to gear up lock failed. MS2522531
- [Incident 19780425008449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780425008449I), Apr 25, 1978: Amtrjf BARRACUDA (N159JY), Midland, MI, Minor damage. Pilot abruptly changed attitude of aircraft just before touchdown. Aircraft dropped hard collapsed main gear.

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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