# Accident 19800420009219A: Amtr RAG1, Connoquenessing, PA, April 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1980, 08:15 local time
- Place: Connoquenessing, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8174° N, 80.0152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Connoquenessing, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8174&lon=-80.0152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4963E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4963E-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glen-Co. RAG-1 (registry code 86505GF, https://openairdocs.org/model/glen-co-rag-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAG1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420009219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON CLIMB. AIRPLANE STALLED, SPUN IN. FUEL TANK EMPTY. AIRPLANE OVER GROSS. AFT OF CENTER OF GRAVITY.

## 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 NYC80FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM16), Apr 20, 1980: Glen-Co RAG-1 (N4963E), Connoqunsg, PA, 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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