# Accident 19850420013649A: Amtr ZIPPYSPORT, Connellsville, PA, April 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Connellsville, PA
- Airport: Connellsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0108° N, 79.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0108&lon=-79.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39322, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39322-1997-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Istvanick James ZIPPY SPORT (registry code 05646BN, https://openairdocs.org/model/istvanick-james-zippy-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ZIPPYSPORT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FGM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420013649A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR VALVE NOT OF AIRCRAFT QUALITY. SEAL DETERIORATED, RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW. WITH PARTIAL POWER, HIT TREES

## 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 NYC85FGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FGM03), Apr 20, 1985: Istvanick Zipppy Sport (N39322), Connellsville, PA, substantial damage

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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