# Incident 19970615024119I: Amtrct MINICOUPE, Amarillo, TX, June 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1997, 10:45 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38JW-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: West MINI COUPE (registry code 0565414, https://openairdocs.org/model/west-mini-coupe) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRCT MINICOUPE
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970615024119I

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSHIELD EN ROUTE. LANDED IN FIELD. FOLDED NBOSE GEAR LANDING OFF AIRPORT. ENGINE PROBLEM NOT STATED.

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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