# Accident 19790902032239A: Amtr WD6, Janesville, WI, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 15:10 local time
- Place: Janesville, WI
- Airport: Rock River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6828° N, 89.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Janesville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6828&lon=-89.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274WD-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Story WD-6 (registry code 056013R, https://openairdocs.org/model/story-wd-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WD6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 12 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP76) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902032239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO STALL AND SPIN ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI79FEP76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP76), Sep 2, 1979: Tom Story WD-6 (N274WD), Janesville, WI, 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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