# Accident 19831210060359A: Amtr SPAD13, Montgomery, NY, December 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1983, 14:45 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5204° N, 74.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5204&lon=-74.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3772L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3772L-2014-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lombardi Ralph J SPAD-XIII C1 FIGHTER (registry code 05608G3, https://openairdocs.org/model/lombardi-ralph-j-spad-xiii-c1-fighter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPAD13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FHM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FHM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831210060359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGHENED AND QUIT ON FIRST TEST HOP. COOL WITH HIGH HUMIDITY. NO CARBURETOR HEAT INSTALLED ON BUICK ENGINE.

## 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 NYC84FHM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FHM03), Dec 10, 1983: Homebuilt Spad Xiii (N3772L), Montgomery, NY, 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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