19800426010359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr BMW10 · Waubun, MN · April 26, 1980

Date
April 26, 1980 · 19:30 local
Place
Waubun, MN
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1081Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FER37
Reported as
Amtr BMW10
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total20 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rear wing attach fittings failed during acrobatic flight. Defect in construction. Placarded against acrobatics.

As the FAA filed it

REAR WING ATTACH FITTINGS FAILED DURING ACROBATIC FLIGHT. DEFECT IN CONSTRUCTION. PLACARDED AGAINST ACROBATICS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.