# Accident 19970620047909A: Amtr JUNIORACE, Wenatchee, WA, June 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1997, 16:45 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4908° N, 120.1895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4908&lon=-120.1895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9017, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9017) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vinyard JUNIOR ACE (registry code 003028T, https://openairdocs.org/model/vinyard-junior-ace) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR JUNIORACE
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620047909A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 SEA97LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA150), Jun 20, 1997: Corben Junior ACE (N9017), East Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's improper attempt to abort the takeoff and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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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