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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrso Knighttwist · Winter Haven, FL · December 6, 1980

Date
December 6, 1980 · 14:45 local
Place
Winter Haven, FL
Airport
Gilbert
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N10KT
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FLD18
Reported as
Amtrso Knighttwist
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,425 total2 in this make and model250 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.

Became airborne on high speed taxi run. Over controlled sensitive elevator. No recent experience in type.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME AIRBORNE ON HIGH SPEED TAXI RUN. OVER CONTROLLED SENSITIVE ELEVATOR. NO RECENT EXPERIENCE IN TYPE.

NTSB investigation

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