# NTSB NYC67F0067: Amer Eagle 231, N487V, East Amherst, NY, June 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1966
- Place: East Amherst, NY · EAST AMHERST, NY
- Location: 43.0184° N, 78.6967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Amherst, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0184&lon=-78.6967&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170869
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1785   66/6/3    EAST AMHERST NY     AMER EAGLE 231      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 2000
        TIME - 1900                    N487V               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEFFEN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N487V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487V), registered now, S/N 1044, built 1930 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER EAGLE 231
- Registry model: [American Eaglecraft EAGLET 231](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eaglecraft-eaglet-231) (registry code 0650108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A40 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (registry code 17001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Steffen Field

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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