# Accident 19790929025119A: Amtrsm DSA1, Fruita, CO, September 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Fruita, CO
- Airport: Cole
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1556° N, 108.7296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fruita, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1556&lon=-108.7296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15JH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM DSA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 11 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE83) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929025119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED AIRCRAFT. NEVER FLEW A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT BEFORE. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 DEN79FTE83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE83), Sep 29, 1979: Smith Mini DSA1 (N15JH), East Fruita, CO, substantial damage

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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