# Accident 19850911047309A: Amtrsg JODELBEBED9, Okeechobee, FL, September 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1985, 19:00 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: River Acres
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5306° N, 80.1907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5306&lon=-80.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12HD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12HD-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Donnelly William H JODEL D9 (registry code 0566165, https://openairdocs.org/model/donnelly-william-h-jodel-d9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSG JODELBEBED9
- Reported engine: LYC O145B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850911047309A

## Narrative

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

PITCH OSCILLATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT.  THIS WAS FIRST FLIGHT IN AIRCRAFT FOR PILOT.

## 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 MIA85FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA251), Sep 11, 1985: Jodel D-9 (N12HD), Okeechobee, FL, 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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