# Accident 19810805047599A: Amtrck CA65, Redding, CA, August 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5656, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5656-1999-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weber CA-65 (registry code 0562089, https://openairdocs.org/model/weber-ca-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRCK CA65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,089 total, 0 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG59-124494) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805047599A

## Narrative

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

BRAKE DRUM SEPARATED FROM WHEEL CAUSING PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CRASH OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX81FVG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG59-124494), Aug 5, 1981: Sky Fly CA-65 (N5656), Redding, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5656 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990121009769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990121009769A), Jan 21, 1999: Amtr CA65 (N5656), Red Bluff, CA, Substantial damage. (.19)On December 17, 1998, at 1051 hours pacific standard time, a weber CA-65, N5656, collided with terrain following a loss of control during the takeoff…

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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