# Accident 19810623037819A: Amtrrr RAYNERPUSHER, Endicott, NY, June 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1981, 18:25 local time
- Place: Endicott, NY
- Airport: Tri-Cities
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0785° N, 76.0963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-CITIES (CZG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0785&lon=-76.0963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N393WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N393WS-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spry-Wallace CURTISS PUSHER (registry code 05653A5, https://openairdocs.org/model/spry-wallace-curtiss-pusher) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRR RAYNERPUSHER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 99 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FFJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810623037819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CIRCLING AIRPORT WHEN ENGINE QUIT. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.IGNITION GROUND WIRE NOT SECURED.

## 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 NYC81FFJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ14), Jun 23, 1981: Curtiss Pusher (N393WS), Endicott, NY, 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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