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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Skyrider · West Plains, MO · July 18, 1984

Date
July 18, 1984 · 20:00 local
Place
West Plains, MO
Airport
West Plains
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N39963
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC84FA221
Reported as
Amtr Skyrider
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
557 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Engine quit turning final on first test flight. Aircraft stalled and crashed. Had prior vapor lock fuel problems.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT TURNING FINAL ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED. HAD PRIOR VAPOR LOCK FUEL PROBLEMS.

NTSB investigation

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