# Accident 19781001031889A: Amtr 0562927, Pierron, IL, October 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Pierron, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.7792° N, 89.5918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pierron, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7792&lon=-89.5918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1912G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 0562927
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 454 total, 234 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001031889A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI79FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FCA01), Oct 1, 1978: Replica 1 (N1912G), Pierron, IL, 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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