# Accident 19811106071919A: Amtrww BANTAM, San Antonio, TX, November 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Westside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2014, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2014-1984-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boswells MODIFIED BANTAM (registry code 05601DD, https://openairdocs.org/model/boswells-modified-bantam) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWW BANTAM
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811106071919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED INTO TREES. FUEL SELECTOR NOT PLACARDED AND NO DETENTS TO ASCERTAIN POSITION.

## 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 FTW82FRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG08), Nov 6, 1981: Bantam 1 (N2014), San Antonio, 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.

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