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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr DRIFTER · Columbus, IN · July 12, 1984

Date
July 12, 1984 · 19:39 local
Place
Columbus, IN
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5150J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84FA290
Reported as
Amtr Drifter
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
292 total11 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airframe failure occurred while pilot was performing aerobatics. Pilot had been drinking alcoholic beverages.

As the FAA filed it

AIRFRAME FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATICS. PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.