# Accident 19780710032599A: Amtr 05656, Eagle Grove, IA, July 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1978
- Place: Eagle Grove, IA
- Airport: Eagle Grove
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.7099° N, 93.9161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLE GROVE MUNI (EAG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7099&lon=-93.9161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214JC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 05656
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 73 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710032599A

## Narrative

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

WING FITTING FAILED.AIRCRAFT IN NEAR LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE WHEN FRE OCCURRED.

## 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 MKC78FCD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD39), Jul 10, 1978: Skylark WC-3 (N214JC), Eagle Grove, IA, 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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