# Incident 19830220024449I: Amtr WEEDHOPPER, Arlington Heigh, IL, February 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1983, 15:40 local time
- Place: Arlington Heigh, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 42.0974° N, 87.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington Heights, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0974&lon=-87.9817&mi=10
- Aircraft: NR278 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WEEDHOPPER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830220024449I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A CABLE STRETCHED OVER A RACE TRACK WHILE FLYING AROUND RACE TRACK AT AN UNSAFE ALTITUDE.

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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