# Accident 19830504017279A: Amtr XTC2, Thief River Fal, MN, May 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1983, 09:40 local time
- Place: Thief River Fal, MN
- Airport: Thief River Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1105° N, 96.1703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1105&lon=-96.1703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3885D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3885D-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holmes Stewart J XTC-2 (registry code 9570712, https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-stewart-j-xtc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR XTC2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 15 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830504017279A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS OBSERVED NOSE PULL UP SHARPLY AND STALL BACK TO THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI83LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA197), May 4, 1983: Holmes XTC2 (N3885D), River Falls, MN, substantial damage

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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