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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrtn SPORTAIRE2 · Elk Rapids, MI · July 15, 1979

Date
July 15, 1979 · 13:07 local
Place
Elk Rapids, MI
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6171U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEM29
Reported as
Amtrtn SPORTAIRE2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
488 total25 in this make and model240 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.

Pilot engaged in buzzing and aerobatics. Aircraft stalled and spun into the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENGAGED IN BUZZING AND AEROBATICS. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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