# Accident 19790902029779A: Amtrks CAVALIER102, Cumming, GA, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 15:45 local time
- Place: Cumming, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2061° N, 84.1338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cumming, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2061&lon=-84.1338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2892, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2892-1982-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Greenberg CAVALIER SA102.5 (registry code 0561321, https://openairdocs.org/model/greenberg-cavalier-sa102-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKS CAVALIER102
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,458 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902029779A

## Narrative

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

TIP TANK FAILED IN FLIGHT CAUSING UNCONTROLLABLE ROLLING.

## 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 MIA79FKG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG69), Sep 2, 1979: Cavalier SA-102 (N2892), Cumming, GA, destroyed, 2 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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