# Accident 19790726031119A: Amtrst HEADWIND, Brewton, AL, July 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1979, 15:20 local time
- Place: Brewton, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1092° N, 87.0766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brewton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1092&lon=-87.0766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101WG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101WG-1980-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gardner-Joseph HEADWIND JD HW 1.7 (registry code 0565860, https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-joseph-headwind-jd-hw-1-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRST HEADWIND
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,567 total, 18 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKJ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726031119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA79FKJ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ58), Jul 26, 1979: Headwind J.D. (N101WG), Brewton, AL, destroyed

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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