# Accident 19760828028109A: Amtr 86601AC, Fresno, CA, August 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1976
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Chandler
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8581, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8581-1976-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson STARDUSTER SA-100 (registry code 86601AC, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-starduster-sa-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 86601AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 270 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVA84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA84) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760828028109A

## Narrative

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

INVERTED FLAT SPIN

## 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 OAK76FVA84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA84), Aug 28, 1976: Starduster SA100 (N8581), Fresno, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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