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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrsa STITSSA3A · Manchester, MI · August 16, 1979

Date
August 16, 1979 · 19:30 local
Place
Manchester, MI
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N19BC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEC44
Reported as
Amtrsa STITSSA3A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,356 total60 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Acft was observed engaged in acrobatics then dive vertically into ground. Found loose fabric on top of upper wing.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS OBSERVED ENGAGED IN ACROBATICS THEN DIVE VERTICALLY INTO GROUND. FOUND LOOSE FABRIC ON TOP OF UPPER WING.

NTSB investigation

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