# Accident 19790815019999A: Amtr HH1ZIPPER, Everett, WA, August 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2200Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2200Z-1982-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hammer HH-1 ZIPPER (registry code 0562959, https://openairdocs.org/model/hammer-hh-1-zipper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HH1ZIPPER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815019999A

## Narrative

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

TEST PILOT RADIOED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A SPIN. CRASHED INTO WATER. NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 SEA79FYE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE43), Aug 15, 1979: Zipper HH-1 (N2200Z), Everett, WA, destroyed, 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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