# Accident 19780923029539A: Amtr 05647D2, Eighty Four, PA, September 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1978
- Place: Eighty Four, PA
- Airport: Bandel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.1306° N, 80.0961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANDEL (22D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1306&lon=-80.0961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12DQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 05647D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 1 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923029539A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER SINGLE WHEEL.CANOPY CAME OFF IN FLT.PLT LNDD HOLDING CANOPWN.

## 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 NYC79FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM01), Sep 23, 1978: Duster BU-18 (N12DQ), Eighty Four, 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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