# Accident 19870805043199A: Amtrrb B1RD, Kankakee, IL, August 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1987, 20:19 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1106° N, 87.8609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1106&lon=-87.8609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44870, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44870-2000-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Russell Joseph K B1-RD (registry code 056137V, https://openairdocs.org/model/russell-joseph-k-b1-rd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRB B1RD
- Reported engine: AMTR CUYUNA430
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 6 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870805043199A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN INTO TREES ON CLIMBOUT AT A STEEP ANGLE OF ATTACK. TAKEOFF MADE ON A GOLF FAIRWAY.

## 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 CHI87DEE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEE09), Aug 6, 1987: Robertson B1-RD (N44870), Kankakee/Elks, IL, 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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