# Accident 19850821039789A: Amtrtc PREDATOR480, Welsh, LA, August 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1985, 10:05 local time
- Place: Welsh, LA
- Airport: Welsh
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2300° N, 92.8095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2300&lon=-92.8095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N480AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480AG-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Atac PREDATOR 480 (registry code 05613GZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/atac-predator-480) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTC PREDATOR480
- Reported engine: LYC IO720C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FRD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850821039789A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SOFT TALL GRASS STRIP. UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF. ABORTED AND CRASHED OFF END OF STRIP.

## 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 FTW85FRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FRD03), Aug 21, 1985: Advanced Technology Predator 480 (N480AG), Welsh, LA, 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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