# Accident 19860719034349A: Amtrwt TAILWIND, Sheldahl, IA, July 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1986, 10:55 local time
- Place: Sheldahl, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8592° N, 93.6896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8592&lon=-93.6896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31637 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWIND
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 0 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860719034349A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE INFLIGHT AND EXPLODED ON IMPACT. MODIFIED EXHAUST STACKS INGITED FABRIC COVERING.

## 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 MKC86FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA151), Jul 19, 1986: Whittman WD (Bigx) (N31637), Sheldahl, IA, destroyed, 3 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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