# Accident 19800526015309A: Amtr HP11A, Fairfield, PA, May 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1980, 14:20 local time
- Place: Fairfield, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7890° N, 77.3698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7890&lon=-77.3698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HP11A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,742 total, 256 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526015309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC80FGT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT13), May 26, 1980: Johnson HP-11A (N417J), Fairfield, PA, 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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