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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrpd PDQ2 · Goshen, IN · September 12, 1981

Date
September 12, 1981 · 18:06 local
Place
Goshen, IN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8052F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FET14
Reported as
Amtrpd PDQ2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total1 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

First flight of aircraft resulted in crash. Aircraft had experienced tail flutter during previous tests.

As the FAA filed it

FIRST FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT RESULTED IN CRASH. AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED TAIL FLUTTER DURING PREVIOUS TESTS.

NTSB investigation

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