# Accident 19840331008249A: Martin AM1, Lubbock, TX, March 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town And Country
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5295° N, 101.7903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5295&lon=-101.7903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5586A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5586A-2009-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Martin-Confederate Air Force AM-1 MAULER (registry code 5451001, https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-confederate-air-force-am-1-mauler) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN AM1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,498 total, 1 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840331008249A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON LIFTOFF DUE TO HEAVY ENGINE TORQUE. ABORTED. RAN OFF RUNWAY STRIKING 4 HORSES AND A FENCE.

## 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 FTW84LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA182), Mar 31, 1984: Martin AM-1 (Mauler) (N5586A), Lubbock, TX, 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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