# Accident 19790716019259A: Amtrtn SPORTAIRE2, San Antonio, TX, July 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1979, 10:25 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3370° N, 98.4710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STINSON MUNI (SSF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3370&lon=-98.4710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77BT-1982-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tillery SPORT AIRE II (registry code 05611C3, https://openairdocs.org/model/tillery-sport-aire-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTN SPORTAIRE2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 837 total, 837 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790716019259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING NORMAL CRUISE. LANDED IN FIELD,HIT DITCH. FACTORS FUEL CELL VENTING PROBLEM,POSSIBLE CARB ICE

## 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 FTW79DRG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG46), Jul 16, 1979: Sportaire (N77BT), San Antonio, TX, 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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