# Accident 19830702027799A: Amtrjf BARRACUDA, Adelanto, CA, July 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Adelanto, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6602° N, 117.5108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6602&lon=-117.5108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37849 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJF BARRACUDA
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830702027799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83FUG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG18), Jul 2, 1983: Miller RA1 (N37849), Adelanto, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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