# Accident 19790906030069A: Amtrmg MONGSPORTMS2, Sidney, NE, September 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1979, 15:38 local time
- Place: Sidney, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1336° N, 102.9695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1336&lon=-102.9695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N563A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N563A-1981-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mong Sport MS-2 (registry code 57901J3, https://openairdocs.org/model/mong-sport-ms-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMG MONGSPORTMS2
- Reported engine: AMTRLC O290G4LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906030069A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES SAW ACFT ENGINE SMOKING ON TAKEOFF.ACFT MADE 180 DESCENDING TURN OVER FIELD.APPEARED TO STALL,HIT RAMP.

## 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 MKC79FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA052), Sep 6, 1979: Mong Sport MS-2 (N563A), Sidney, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N563A (1)

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

- [Incident 19790714020739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714020739I), Jul 14, 1979: Amtrmg MONGSPORTMS2 (N563A), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Za prop separated during air race. Prop flange failed.

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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