# Accident 19951021033599A: Amtrdk DYKEDELTAJD2, Safford, AZ, October 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1995, 10:36 local time
- Place: Safford, AZ
- Airport: Safford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8323° N, 109.7095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8323&lon=-109.7095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515D-1996-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fallbeck Richard DYKE DELTA JD2 (registry code 0566510, https://openairdocs.org/model/fallbeck-richard-dyke-delta-jd2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDK DYKEDELTAJD2
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951021033599A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES A STALL ON TEST FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT HAD UNAUTHORIZED DIESIGN CHANGES. UNUSUALLY HIGH STALLING SPEED.

## 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 LAX96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA003), Oct 21, 1995: Fallbeck Dyke Delta JD2 (N515D), Safford, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Improper planning/decision by the owner/builder (pilot), which resulted in his failure or inability to recover from a stall/mush condition.

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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