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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Sopwthtripln · Allegany, NY · July 22, 1983

Date
July 22, 1983 · 17:20 local
Place
Allegany, NY
Airport
Star
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5004
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83FFJ03
Reported as
Amtr Sopwthtripln
Reported engine
JACOBP R755B2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Fuselage tank exploded after being airborne for 20 minutes. Airplane engulfed in flames glided to ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

FUSELAGE TANK EXPLODED AFTER BEING AIRBORNE FOR 20 MINUTES. AIRPLANE ENGULFED IN FLAMES GLIDED TO GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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