# Accident 19780805023819A: Amtr 0566502, Ft.Bridger, WY, August 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1978
- Place: Ft.Bridger, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.3183° N, 110.3894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Bridger, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3183&lon=-110.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99DD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 0566502
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,395 total, 71 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780805023819A

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST MUFF BROKE LOOSE FROM FATIQUE ALLOWING HOT GAS TO ESCAPE NST FIREWALL.

## 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 DEN78FTC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC35), Aug 5, 1978: Dyke Delta JD11 (N99DD), Ft.Bridger, WY, 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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