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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrdv DAVIS DA-5A · Midland, TX · August 25, 1979

Date
August 25, 1979 · 12:45 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Airpark
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7022T
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FQG57
Reported as
Amtrdv DAVISDA5A
Reported engine
Continental A75*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
510 total0 in this make and model10 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.

Aircraft had been operated 30 minuntes on ground taxi tests prior to flight. Engine overheated, froze up.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN OPERATED 30 MINUNTES ON GROUND TAXI TESTS PRIOR TO FLIGHT. ENGINE OVERHEATED, FROZE UP.

NTSB investigation

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