19840813055179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr AVID FLYER · Amarillo, TX · August 13, 1984

Date
August 13, 1984 · 17:40 local
Place
Amarillo, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4737Y
Reported as
Amtr Avidflyer
Reported engine
AMTR CUYUNA430
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
119 total4 in this make and model1 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.

Gear reduction drive case failed. Propeller and case separated from aircraft. Landed in an open field.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR REDUCTION DRIVE CASE FAILED. PROPELLER AND CASE SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD.