# Accident 19840712035519A: Amtr DRIFTER, Columbus, IN, July 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1984, 19:39 local time
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2109° N, 85.9102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2109&lon=-85.9102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5150J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5150J-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fish Jerry D DRIFTER (registry code 05675WR, https://openairdocs.org/model/fish-jerry-d-drifter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRIFTER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 11 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840712035519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI84FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA290), Jul 13, 1984: Jerry D. Fish Drifter (N5150J), Columbus, IN, 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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