# Incident 19820815046399I: Amtr WEEDHOPPER, Almira, WA, August 15, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1982, 11:45 local time
- Place: Almira, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7106° N, 118.9370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Almira, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7106&lon=-118.9370&mi=10
- Aircraft: NR304 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WEEDHOPPER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820815046399I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CONTROL ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT AFTER LAUNCHING IN TURBULENT SURFACE WINDS. FLEW INTO GROUND NEAR AIRPORT.

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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