# Accident 19800414009629A: Amtrwt TAILWIND, Georgetown, CA, April 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CA
- Airport: Georgetown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9211° N, 120.8648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GEORGETOWN (E36), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9211&lon=-120.8648&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99763, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99763-1990-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kecskes WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 (registry code 9790818, https://openairdocs.org/model/kecskes-wittman-tailwind-w-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWIND
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 244 total, 17 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800414009629A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON HARD LANDING, STALLED, DROPPED TO RUNWAY. COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR, BROKE WING SPAR.

## 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 LAX80DVG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG28), Apr 14, 1980: Tailwind Kecske (N99763), Georgetown, CA, 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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