# Accident 19781030043719A: Amtr 05624, Warminister, PA, October 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1978
- Place: Warminister, PA
- Airport: Warminster Naval
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.2068° N, 75.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warminster, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2068&lon=-75.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 05624
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 5 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030043719A

## Narrative

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

T/W CAUGHT ARRESTING CABLE ON RWY.NEW MAG COMPASS NOT SWUNG.

## 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 NYC79FHA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA04), Oct 30, 1978: Anderson AK-1 (N21W), Warminister, 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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