# Accident 19841028058759A: Amtr MX2, Aurora, IL, October 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7606° N, 88.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-88.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3998J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MX2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 505 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841028058759A

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTION LANDING IN A FIELD TO TIGHTEN SCARF. NOSED UP ON ATTEMPTED CROSSWIND TAKEOFF WHEN A WHEEL HIT A MOUND.

## 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 CHI85LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA030), Oct 28, 1984: Moore Quicksilver MX II (N3998J), Aurora, IL, destroyed

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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