# Accident 19830829044909A: Amtr ACROX, Jackson, CA, August 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1983, 10:01 local time
- Place: Jackson, CA
- Airport: Westover Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 120.7700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-120.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83AX-1984-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Catto Craig C CATTO ACRO X (registry code 056133R, https://openairdocs.org/model/catto-craig-c-catto-acro-x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ACROX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 15 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830829044909A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA413), Aug 29, 1983: Catto Acro X (N83AX), Jackson, CA, destroyed

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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