# Accident 19810823051599A: Amtr HA2MSPORTSTR, Lincoln Park, NJ, August 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1981, 08:59 local time
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Airport: Lincoln Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9476° N, 74.3145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN PARK (N07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9476&lon=-74.3145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39GN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39GN-2018-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nickstadt Gerhard A HA-2M SPORTSTER (registry code 1302610, https://openairdocs.org/model/nickstadt-gerhard-a-ha-2m-sportster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HA2MSPORTSTR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823051599A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT GYRO-PLANE PILOT ACCIDENTLY TOOK OFF AND CRASHED DURING TAXI TESTS.

## 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 NYC81FHM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM15), Aug 23, 1981: Gyro Sport 1-39 (N39GN), Lincoln Park, NJ, 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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