# Accident 19791013027289A: Amtr BP1, Jackson, TN, October 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1979, 17:40 local time
- Place: Jackson, TN
- Airport: Mckellar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6145° N, 88.8139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6145&lon=-88.8139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8237E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8237E-1979-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bayles Special BP-1 (registry code 05601CC, https://openairdocs.org/model/bayles-special-bp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BP1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,315 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791013027289A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT BREAKUP DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE OF WING STRUT FITTING.

## 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 IAD80FLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLT01), Oct 13, 1979: Bayles Spec 1 (N8237E), Jackson, TN, 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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