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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Acrox · Jackson, CA · August 29, 1983

Date
August 29, 1983 · 10:01 local
Place
Jackson, CA
Airport
Westover Field
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N83AX
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA413
Reported as
Amtr Acrox
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
415 total15 in this make and model22 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.

Canopy blew off on climbout, lodged in wing flying wires. Lost control, pilot bailed out. Canopy was not secured.

As the FAA filed it

CANOPY BLEW OFF ON CLIMBOUT, LODGED IN WING FLYING WIRES. LOST CONTROL, PILOT BAILED OUT. CANOPY WAS NOT SECURED.

NTSB investigation

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