# Accident 19791014027539A: Amtrst HEADWIND, Salem, OH, October 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Salem, OH
- Airport: Salem
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9046° N, 80.8492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9046&lon=-80.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7WW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRST HEADWIND
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 150 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI02-201193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014027539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED CARBURETOR ICE. HE APPLIED CARB HEAT AND ENGINE FAILED.

## 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 CHI80FEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI02-201193), Oct 14, 1979: Walton JD1 (N7WW), Salem, OH, 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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