# Accident 19800601016709A: Amtr RS15, Frederick, MD, June 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4385° N, 77.4117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frederick, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4385&lon=-77.4117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29WB-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beam-Walter RS-15 (registry code 05647AL, https://openairdocs.org/model/beam-walter-rs-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RS15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 31 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FIG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601016709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT USED HIGH DRAG FLAPS & DID NOT MAINTAIN AIR-SPEED IN ATTEMPTED SHORT FIELD LANDING.

## 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 ATL80FIG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIG10), Jun 1, 1980: Bryan RS-15 (N29WB), Fredrick, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29WB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100827046189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827046189A), Aug 27, 2010: Beam-Walter RS-15 (N29WB), Windsor, VA, Substantial damage. While assembling glider for flight, the pilot failed to ensure that locking pin on the right ruddervator was properly locked in position. During the takeoff…

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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