# Accident 19830722037039A: Amtr SOPWTHTRIPLN, Allegany, NY, July 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1983, 17:20 local time
- Place: Allegany, NY
- Airport: Star
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0904° N, 78.4895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0904&lon=-78.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5004 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SOPWTHTRIPLN
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FFJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830722037039A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC83FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FFJ03), Jul 22, 1983: Sopwith Triplane (N5004), Allegany, NY, 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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