# Accident 19830829047289A: Amtrst HEADWIND, New Douglas, IL, August 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: New Douglas, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9697° N, 89.6591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9697&lon=-89.6591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64MF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRST HEADWIND
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 16 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA398) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830829047289A

## Narrative

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

POWER FAILURE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. ENGINE RAN NORMAL AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI83LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA398), Aug 30, 1983: Stewart Headwind (N64MF), New Douglas, IL, 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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