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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RUF-TAIL · Amarillo, TX · May 12, 1993

Date
May 12, 1993 · 17:30 local
Place
Amarillo, TX
Airport
Tradewind Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N42845
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW93LA152
Reported as
Amtr Ruftail
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total75 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost power on climbout. Forced to land in gusty tailwind off airport. Throttle became disconnected. Engine idled.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. FORCED TO LAND IN GUSTY TAILWIND OFF AIRPORT. THROTTLE BECAME DISCONNECTED. ENGINE IDLED.

NTSB investigation

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