# Incident 19830321031629I: Amtr WESTAIR204T, Pensacola, FL, March 21, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2589D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WESTAIR204T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1B
- People aboard: 1
- 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/19830321031629I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT DITCHED IN GULF NEAR SHORELINE. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. ENGINE TO BE CHECKED.

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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