# Accident 19830709034589A: Amtrea ACROSPORT, Huntersville, NC, July 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Huntersville, NC
- Airport: Bradford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4092° N, 80.8393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4092&lon=-80.8393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16SE-2005-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eames ACRO SPORT (registry code 0564650, https://openairdocs.org/model/eames-acro-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA ACROSPORT
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,044 total, 0 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709034589A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE TOPS ON A LOW INADVERTENT PASS OVER THE RUNWAY. HAD DRIFTED OFF CENTER. NO WAIVER FOR LOW ACROBATICS.

## 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 ATL83LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA268), Jul 9, 1983: Eames Acro Sport (N16SE), Huntersville, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16SE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020622014149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020622014149A), Jun 22, 2002: Amtr ACROSPORT (N16SE), Burlington, NC, No damage. (-23) On June 22, 2002, at approximately 1430 EDT, a acro sport, registered to darrell proctor, [privacy data omitted] was piloted by darrell proctor. The…

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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