# Accident 19851102056049A: Amtrwa WAGABOND, Elbert, CO, November 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1985, 06:58 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2204° N, 104.5293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2204&lon=-104.5293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26BW-1989-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ward Robert C WAG-A-BOND (registry code 05655TP, https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-robert-c-wag-a-bond) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWA WAGABOND
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,913 total, 35 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FTE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851102056049A

## Narrative

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

REVERSED COURSE FOR UNKNOWN REASON AND IMPACTED GROUND IN WINGS LEVEL NOSE DOWN ATITUDE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 DEN86FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FTE02), Nov 2, 1985: Beech 58 (N26BW), Elbert, CO, 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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