# Accident 19790822022639A: Amtrgl GREATLAKES, Madera, CA, August 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1979, 07:45 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9886° N, 120.1124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADERA MUNI (MAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9886&lon=-120.1124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7LM-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maniscalco GREAT LAKES (registry code 3910130, https://openairdocs.org/model/maniscalco-great-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRGL GREATLAKES
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVA64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822022639A

## Narrative

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

GROUND-LOOPED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLL. INSTRUCTOR GIVING DUAL WITH NO PREVIOUS TIME IN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX79DVA64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA64), Aug 22, 1979: Maniscalco Grtlks (N7LM), Madera, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7LM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20150628011099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150628011099A), Jun 28, 2015: Maniscalco GREAT LAKES (N7LM), Corona, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Passenger reported that she and pilot took off from Corona airport on a local sightseing flight over lake matthews. Her cousin had just flown with the pilot…

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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