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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Widgit · Yreka, CA · May 2, 1983

Date
May 2, 1983 · 10:50 local
Place
Yreka, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3881D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FVG11
Reported as
Amtr Widgit
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
685 total7 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft entered flat spin during test flight. Pilot was unable to recover and attempted bail out too late.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENTERED FLAT SPIN DURING TEST FLIGHT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND ATTEMPTED BAIL OUT TOO LATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.