19790512007849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrra KR-2 · Sanderson, TX · May 12, 1979

Date
May 12, 1979 · 09:00 local
Place
Sanderson, TX
Airport
Terrell Co
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83759
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DQD10
Reported as
Amtrra KR2
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total50 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Forced landing due to the failure of the aluminum drive shaft to the slick magneto.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ALUMINUM DRIVE SHAFT TO THE SLICK MAGNETO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.