# Accident 19790415006809A: Amtrev COUGAR1, Ardmore, OK, April 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1743° N, 97.1436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ardmore, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1743&lon=-97.1436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5595, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5595-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nall COUGAR-1 (registry code 6250210, https://openairdocs.org/model/nall-cougar-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV COUGAR1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 986 total, 0 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790415006809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE VERNIER THROTTLE. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING.

## 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 FTW79DPJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ11), Apr 15, 1979: Cougar 1976 (N5595), Ardmore, OK, 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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