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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr MSI · Ft Wayne, IN · July 20, 1980

Date
July 20, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place
Ft Wayne, IN
Airport
Smith
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N23AS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FET21
Reported as
Amtr MSI
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,818 total155 in this make and model35 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.

Aircraft wing structure failed during aerobatic demonstration at airshow.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WING STRUCTURE FAILED DURING AEROBATIC DEMONSTRATION AT AIRSHOW.

NTSB investigation

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