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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrgb GB1AMTR · Pope Valley, CA · June 14, 1981

Date
June 14, 1981 · 08:12 local
Place
Pope Valley, CA
Airport
Pope Valley
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4260N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVG42
Reported as
Amtrgb GB1AMTR
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
770 total23 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wing came off and airplane disintegrated during low, high-speed pass over runway. Gusty winds. Pilot exceeded vne.

As the FAA filed it

WING CAME OFF AND AIRPLANE DISINTEGRATED DURING LOW, HIGH-SPEED PASS OVER RUNWAY. GUSTY WINDS. PILOT EXCEEDED VNE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.