# Accident 19801116066449A: Amtrha CHEROKEE2, Eighty Four, PA, November 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1980, 15:25 local time
- Place: Eighty Four, PA
- Airport: Bandel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1306° N, 80.0961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANDEL (22D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1306&lon=-80.0961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481J-1983-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Welley-Cherokee RM A1 (registry code 4060181, https://openairdocs.org/model/welley-cherokee-rm-a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRHA CHEROKEE2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 0 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801116066449A

## Narrative

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

RELEASED TWO ROPE ON TAKEOFF AT 100 FEET BY MISTAKE. STALLED. STRUCK POWER LINE GUYWIRE ON DIVE TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 NYC81FGM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM06), Nov 16, 1980: Cherokee RM-A-1 (N481J), Eighty Four, PA, 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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