# Accident 19810815049919A: Amtrst HEADWIND, Canyon, TX, August 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Canyon, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9903° N, 101.9190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canyon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9903&lon=-101.9190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30123, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30123) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Main Headwind CAM (registry code 05601S6, https://openairdocs.org/model/main-headwind-cam) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRST HEADWIND
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 6 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815049919A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF CAUSED CRASH INTO OBSTRUCTIONS AT END 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 FTW81DQG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG54), Aug 15, 1981: Headwind Main (N30123), Canyon, TX, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.