19870117000579A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrme VM-1 · Jobstown, NJ · January 17, 1987

Date
January 17, 1987 · 16:00 local
Place
Jobstown, NJ
Airport
Redwing
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4047A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87DHD04
Reported as
Amtrme VM1
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
55 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft struck trees during a high speed, low level pass. The pilots certificate had been previously revoked.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING A HIGH SPEED, LOW LEVEL PASS. THE PILOTS CERTIFICATE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REVOKED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.