# Accident 19860810038189A: Amtrwt TAILWIND/, Valley Center, KS, August 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1986, 19:55 local time
- Place: Valley Center, KS
- Airport: Valley Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8300° N, 97.3691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8300&lon=-97.3691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3064 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWIND/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860810038189A

## Narrative

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

UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A BUILDING AFTER BEING HAND PROPPED. PILOT HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.

## 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 MKC86LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA169), Aug 11, 1986: David Gordon Whitman Tailwind (N3064), Valley Center, KS, 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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