# Accident 19800426010359A: Amtr BMW10, Waubun, MN, April 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1980, 19:30 local time
- Place: Waubun, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1839° N, 95.9401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waubun, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1839&lon=-95.9401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1081Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1081Z-2011-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Braun BWM-10 (registry code 05601DW, https://openairdocs.org/model/braun-bwm-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BMW10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 20 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FER37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FER37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426010359A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC80FER37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FER37), Apr 26, 1980: Fly Baby BWM-10 (N1081Z), Waubun, MN, 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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