# Accident 19810513026399A: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8, Ramah, CO, May 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1981, 06:45 local time
- Place: Ramah, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1214° N, 104.1673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ramah, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1214&lon=-104.1673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11701, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11701-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tailwind W-8 (registry code 97902GE, https://openairdocs.org/model/tailwind-w-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWINDW8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 75 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/19810513026399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED 35 MILES FROM DEPARTURE AIRPORT. WEATHER 500 FOOT CEILING AND FREEZING DRIZZLE.ONE MILE VISIBILITY

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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