# Accident 19850103000119A: Amtr POLLIWAGON, Manhattan, MT, January 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1985, 05:00 local time
- Place: Manhattan, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7704° N, 111.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7704&lon=-111.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13954, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13954-2006-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Molendyk Jay E POLLIWAGEN (registry code 05613P2, https://openairdocs.org/model/molendyk-jay-e-polliwagen) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR POLLIWAGON
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 51 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTI01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850103000119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. NO KNOWN MECHANICAL OR HUMAN CAUSES. NO ATTITUDE PANEL OR REFERENCE

## 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 DEN85FTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTI01), Jan 3, 1985: Polliwagen 2 Place (N13954), Manhattan, MT, 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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