# Accident 19810305008809A: Amtr ELCAMINO701, Half Moon, CA, March 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Half Moon, CA
- Airport: Half Moon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7200, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7200-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Slappendel EL CAMINO 70-1 (registry code 05611HQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/slappendel-el-camino-70-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ELCAMINO701
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 19 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810305008809A

## Narrative

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

LOST THRUST & ENGINE OVERREVED ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK WIRES. LANDED INVERTED. FOUND LOOSE V BELTS ON PROP DRIVE.

## 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 LAX81FVM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM14), Mar 5, 1981: EL Camino 70-1 (N7200), Half Moon Bay, CA, 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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