# Accident 19830904049669A: Amtraa BABYACED, Easton, MO, September 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: Easton, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7229° N, 94.6406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7229&lon=-94.6406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2308S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2308S-2011-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: West-Heckman W-H BABY ACE D (registry code 0030433, https://openairdocs.org/model/west-heckman-w-h-baby-ace-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAA BABYACED
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904049669A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. THE LANDING GEAR BURST ON A HARD EMERGENCY HIGHWAY 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 MKC83LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA212), Sep 4, 1983: West-Heckman BABY-ACE (N2308S), Easton, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2308S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880825046849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880825046849I), Aug 25, 1988: Amtraa BABYACED (N2308S), Topeka, KS, Minor damage. Bounced on hard landing then applied heavy braking on touchdown. Plane nosed over damaging prop.

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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