# Accident 19810610032159A: Amtraa BABYACEJRE, Salem, AR, June 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Salem, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3704° N, 91.8217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3704&lon=-91.8217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59370 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAA BABYACEJRE
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 0 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810610032159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AT 25' ABOVE RUNWAY DURING TEST FLIGHT. CRASH OCCURRED DURING LANDING ATTEMPT.

## 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 FTW81DPG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG43), Jun 10, 1981: Junior Ace 6E (N59370), Salem, AR, 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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