# Accident 19790528014959A: Amtrsm MINIPLANE/, East Chatham, NY, May 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: East Chatham, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4106° N, 73.5246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Chatham, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4106&lon=-73.5246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9155R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9155R-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (registry code 835010Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM MINIPLANE/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,952 total, 51 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528014959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SPINNING ACFT FOR PURPOSES OF TAKING MOVIES OF SPIN RECOVERIES DELAYED RECOVERY TOO LONG AND SPUN INTO GROUND

## 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 NYC79FFA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA19), May 28, 1979: Smith Mini DSA-1 (N9155R), E.Chatham, NY, 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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