19800608017979A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr BENCHMARK · Newton, KS · June 8, 1980

Date
June 8, 1980 · 16:38 local
Place
Newton, KS
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N79FG
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FCQ19
Reported as
Amtr Benchmark
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,705 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Performed abrupt pull-ups & dives at a low altitude on test flight of new airplane. Exceeded laod limits. Broke up.

As the FAA filed it

PERFORMED ABRUPT PULL-UPS & DIVES AT A LOW ALTITUDE ON TEST FLIGHT OF NEW AIRPLANE. EXCEEDED LAOD LIMITS. BROKE UP.

NTSB investigation

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