# Accident 19831004052469A: Amtrdk DYKEDELTAJD2, Punta Gorda, FL, October 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1983, 15:15 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8895° N, 82.0509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8895&lon=-82.0509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55AK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDK DYKEDELTAJD2
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 14 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831004052469A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HOMEBUILT PLANE ON A TEST FLIGHT. IMPROPER BONDING ON WING CAUSED LEADING EDGE FAILURE.

## 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 MIA84FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA003), Oct 4, 1983: Kimbal Dyke Delta JD2 (N55AK), Punta Gorda, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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