# Accident 19840901045119A: Amtrcd SHOESTRING, Gaithersburg, MD, September 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1984, 12:15 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53J-1984-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jett SHOESTRING (registry code 0565939, https://openairdocs.org/model/jett-shoestring) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRCD SHOESTRING
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 109 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901045119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FALTERED ON CLIMBOUT. PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT IN A STEEP TURN TO RETURN. HAD BEEN HAVING CARB FLOAT PROBLEMS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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