# Accident 19791123033969A: Amtrai WOODYPUSHER, Rocky Ford, CO, November 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Rocky Ford, CO
- Airport: Melon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0153° N, 103.6991° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MELON FLD (1CO5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0153&lon=-103.6991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8450, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8450-2018-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Macklin WOODY PUSHER WAS-2 (registry code 0565008, https://openairdocs.org/model/macklin-woody-pusher-was-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAI WOODYPUSHER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 2 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123033969A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES SAW AIRCRAFT ENTER A STALL & SPIN TO THE GROUND WHILE TURNING BASE FOR RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN80FTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE09), Nov 23, 1979: Woody Push WAS-2 (N8450), Rocky Ford, CO, substantial damage, 1 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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