# NTSB ATL81DLQ19: Ameagle Minbat, N44MB, Paducah, KY, June 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1981
- Place: Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DLQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1150  81/6/12    PADUCAH,KY          AMEAGLE MINBAT      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 165
        TIME - 1945                    N44MB               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARRINGTON AIRPRK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PADUCAH,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44MB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44MB-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N 0001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMEAGLE MINBAT
- Registry model: [Ameagle MINIBAT](https://openairdocs.org/model/ameagle-minibat) (registry code 05647AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farrington Airprk

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810612032479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612032479A), Jun 12, 1981: Amtr MINIBAT, Paducah, KY, Substantial damage. Ground crew released glider early during airplane two. Wing dragged. Pilot lost control, ground-looped, broke rope.

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.

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