19800526015309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr HP11A · Fairfield, PA · May 26, 1980

Date
May 26, 1980 · 14:20 local
Place
Fairfield, PA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N417J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FGT13
Reported as
Amtr HP11A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,742 total256 in this make and model10 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.

Ran out of lift during soaring contest. Overshot small landing area. Struck a fence after ground-looping.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF LIFT DURING SOARING CONTEST. OVERSHOT SMALL LANDING AREA. STRUCK A FENCE AFTER GROUND-LOOPING.

NTSB investigation

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