# Accident 19840901045059A: Amtr GEM260, Martindale, TX, September 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1984, 11:15 local time
- Place: Martindale, TX
- Airport: San Marcos Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5298° N, 98.3808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5298&lon=-98.3808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177M-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller James W GEM 260 (registry code 05613FX, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-james-w-gem-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GEM260
- Reported engine: CONT O200B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,487 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901045059A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER BLADE FAILURE CAUSED AIRFRAME BREAK UP DURING TEST FLIGHT. NOTES INDICATE PROP WAS RUN OVER MAX. RPMS.

## 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 FTW84FA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA374), Sep 1, 1984: Miller Air Sports GEM 260 (N177M), Martindale, TX, 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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