# Accident 19840808040729A: Amtr LIGHTHIZERSP, Gallup, NM, August 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1984, 10:17 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5198° N, 108.7293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5198&lon=-108.7293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11RL-2005-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lighthizer Richard E LIGHTHIZER SPECIAL (registry code 0564573, https://openairdocs.org/model/lighthizer-richard-e-lighthizer-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LIGHTHIZERSP
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LQA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840808040729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT WHEELS HIT VASI LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 DEN84LQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LQA02), Aug 8, 1984: Lighthizer, Richard E. Lighthizer Special (N11RL), Gallup, NM, 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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