# Accident 19930512013319A: Amtr RUFTAIL, Amarillo, TX, May 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewind Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3107° N, 101.6905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3107&lon=-101.6905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42845, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42845-1993-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Benningfield Johnnie L RUF-TAIL (registry code 130017T, https://openairdocs.org/model/benningfield-johnnie-l-ruf-tail) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RUFTAIL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930512013319A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW93LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA152), May 12, 1993: Elliott B-80 (N42845), Amarillo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE TAILWIND

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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