# Accident 19830104000769A: Amtrjv WICHAWK, Camarillo, CA, January 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1983, 15:50 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2298° N, 119.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2298&lon=-119.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6940, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6940-1985-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snider WICHAWK (registry code 05629AW, https://openairdocs.org/model/snider-wichawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJV WICHAWK
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 299 total, 294 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830104000769A

## Narrative

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

DIVED INTO GROUND DURING LOW LEVEL ACROBATIC MANEUVERS. BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 LAX83FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA067), Jan 4, 1983: Javelin Wichawk (N6940), Camarillo, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N6940 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780221000279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780221000279I), Feb 21, 1978: Amtrjv WICHAWK (N6940), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed long on slightly downwind runway. Applied full braking on the overrun, went over on his back.

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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