# Accident 19801104063399A: Amtrwt TAILWIND, Payson, AZ, November 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Airport: Payson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2568° N, 111.3393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAYSON (PAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2568&lon=-111.3393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2732, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2732-2014-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wittman TAILWIND (registry code 97902J2, https://openairdocs.org/model/wittman-tailwind) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWIND
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,299 total, 30 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104063399A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL BROKE OFF ON LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH.

## 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 LAX81DUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ08), Nov 4, 1980: Tailwind Wittma (N2732), Payson, AZ, 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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