# Incident 19810213004039I: Amtr BLIMP14P, Simi Valley, CA, February 13, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1981, 09:00 local time
- Place: Simi Valley, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2694° N, 118.7815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simi Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2694&lon=-118.7815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100NT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100NT-1997-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blimp 1-4P (registry code 0566705, https://openairdocs.org/model/blimp-1-4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BLIMP14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,853 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213004039I

## Narrative

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

RUDDER CONTROL WAS LOST DURING TEST FLIGHT OF BLIMP. IT CRASHED INTO WIRES DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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