# Accident 19821204062419A: Amtr HAWK, Dewitt, MI, December 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1982, 15:20 local time
- Place: Dewitt, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7909° N, 84.5893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7909&lon=-84.5893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N918JS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HAWK
- Reported engine: AMTR 430R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821204062419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON FIRST FLIGHT DUE TO INABILITY TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE.

## 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 CHI83FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA068), Dec 4, 1982: CGS Hawk (N918JS), Dewitt, MI, 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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