# Accident 19831101056089A: Amtrjv WICHAWK, Northampton, MA, November 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Northampton, MA
- Airport: Lafleur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3280° N, 72.6112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3280&lon=-72.6112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54CW-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maxted Charles JAVELIN WICHAWK (registry code 05655DD, https://openairdocs.org/model/maxted-charles-javelin-wichawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJV WICHAWK
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831101056089A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW AND SLOW, LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 NYC84LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA019), Nov 1, 1983: Wichawk 1 (N54CW), Northampton, MA, 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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