# Accident 19790727022469A: Amtrdk DYKEDELTAJD2, Tribune, KS, July 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tribune, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4720° N, 101.7545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tribune, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4720&lon=-101.7545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18DW-2023-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams David T DYKE DELTA JD-2 (registry code 0562185, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-david-t-dyke-delta-jd-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390 series (registry code 41678, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDK DYKEDELTAJD2
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 468 total, 369 in this make and model, 369 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCQ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727022469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING CRUISE. PILOT EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION AND CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 MKC79FCQ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ39), Jul 27, 1979: Dyke Delta JD-2 (N18DW), Tribune, KS, 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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