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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbd BEDEBD5B · Mojave, CA · January 17, 1982

Date
January 17, 1982 · 08:16 local
Place
Mojave, CA
Airport
Mojave
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N381JH
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FUQ08
Reported as
Amtrbd BEDEBD5B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,855 total2 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Dived into ground while circling over airport. Reason unknown. No mechanical defects found.

As the FAA filed it

DIVED INTO GROUND WHILE CIRCLING OVER AIRPORT. REASON UNKNOWN. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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