# Accident 19790903028219A: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22, Courtland, CA, September 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1979, 10:55 local time
- Place: Courtland, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3329° N, 121.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Courtland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3329&lon=-121.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96315, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96315-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas VJ-22 (registry code 9570321, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-vj-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVA SPORTMANVJ22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 714 total, 22 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FVG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVG77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790903028219A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIAN APPARENTLY HIT POWERLINES AT APPROACH SPEED WITH INTENTION OF WATER LANDING. STALLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX79FVG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVG77), Sep 3, 1979: Douglas VJ22 (N96315), Courtland, CA, 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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