# Accident 19830723048789A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Pittstown, NJ, July 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Alexandria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5876° N, 75.0194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALEXANDRIA (N85), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5876&lon=-75.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68020 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD4
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 202 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FHA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830723048789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 NYC83FHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FHA05), Jul 23, 1983: Dimaria BD-4D (N68020), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage

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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