# Accident 19790718022039A: Amtrww BANTAM, Miamitown, OH, July 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1979, 20:20 local time
- Place: Miamitown, OH
- Airport: Miamitown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2139° N, 84.7133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miamitown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2139&lon=-84.7133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1313Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1313Q-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Warwick Bantam W-3 (registry code 0560156, https://openairdocs.org/model/warwick-bantam-w-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWW BANTAM
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,021 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790718022039A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING APPROACH TO AIRPORT. CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. CARB HEAT BAFFLE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.

## 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 CHI79FEG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEG20), Jul 18, 1979: Warmick BAT W3 (N1313Q), Miamitown, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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