# Accident 19821017058199A: Amtrsm MINIPLANE*, Bates City, MO, October 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1982, 16:45 local time
- Place: Bates City, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0001° N, 94.0704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0001&lon=-94.0704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wielt-Smith MINIPLANE (registry code 056016U, https://openairdocs.org/model/wielt-smith-miniplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM MINIPLANE*
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,913 total, 644 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017058199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING. LANDING GEAR STRUTS DUG INTO GROUND CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP INVERTED.

## 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 MKC83LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA009), Oct 17, 1982: Smith Miniplane (N41W), Bates City, MO, 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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