# Accident 19781028039079A: Amtr 05614, Bessemer, AL, October 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1978
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 33.4018° N, 86.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bessemer, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4018&lon=-86.9544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152CM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 05614
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028039079A

## Narrative

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

ALL METAL AMATEUR BUILT ACFT.EQUIPPED WI VOLKSWAGEN ENG.

## 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 MIA79FKJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ09), Oct 28, 1978: Amateur Mini (N152CM), Bessemer, AL, destroyed, 1 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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