# Accident 19800912040579A: Amtr PT101, Alto, TX, September 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Alto, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6510° N, 95.0708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alto, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6510&lon=-95.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1672, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1672-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messersnipe PT 101 (registry code 05601TW, https://openairdocs.org/model/messersnipe-pt-101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PT101
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 605 total, 604 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800912040579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT GOT LOST ON CROSSCOUNTRY. RAN LOW ON FUEL AND CRASHED DURING PRECAUTIONARY 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 FTW80DRJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ42), Sep 12, 1980: Messersnipe PT-101 (N1672), Alto, TX, 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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