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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrst Headwind · Brewton, AL · July 26, 1979

Date
July 26, 1979 · 15:20 local
Place
Brewton, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N101WG
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKJ58
Reported as
Amtrst Headwind
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,567 total18 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine stop. Attempted lndg on golf course. Hit a tree & crashed. Found defective carb & mag coupler.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOP. ATTEMPTED LNDG ON GOLF COURSE. HIT A TREE & CRASHED. FOUND DEFECTIVE CARB & MAG COUPLER.

NTSB investigation

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