# Accident 19820502012959A: Amtr STARFIRE, Adel, IA, May 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1982, 18:45 local time
- Place: Adel, IA
- Airport: Husband
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6098° N, 94.0206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6098&lon=-94.0206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N560A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N560A-1982-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Starfire JRF (registry code 056012M, https://openairdocs.org/model/starfire-jrf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STARFIRE
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 19 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502012959A

## Narrative

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

WING SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. WITNESS STATED HARD LANDING HAD BEEN MADE PREVIOUSLY.

## 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 MKC82FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA069), May 2, 1982: Starfire JRF (N560A), Adel, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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