# Accident 19810429021759A: Amtrev COUGAR1, Willcox, AZ, April 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1981, 12:55 local time
- Place: Willcox, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2518° N, 109.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willcox, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2518&lon=-109.8357&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777BP-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Deland-Keller COUGAR I (registry code 0562459, https://openairdocs.org/model/deland-keller-cougar-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV COUGAR1
- Reported engine: LYC O290
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 9 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUJ54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429021759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER IN WHEAT FIELD. POSSIBLE FUEL EXHAUSTION. FUEL STRAINER LEAK. USEABLE FUEL UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX81FUJ54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ54), Apr 29, 1981: Cougar 1 (N777BP), Willcox, 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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