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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrjf Barracuda · Adelanto, CA · July 2, 1983

Date
July 2, 1983 · 09:30 local
Place
Adelanto, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N37849
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FUG18
Reported as
Amtrjf Barracuda
Reported engine
Continental C85*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
64 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Student overcontrolled gyroplane in severe gusts. Flipped inverted. Main rotor separated. No endorsement or license

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT OVERCONTROLLED GYROPLANE IN SEVERE GUSTS. FLIPPED INVERTED. MAIN ROTOR SEPARATED. NO ENDORSEMENT OR LICENSE

NTSB investigation

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