# Incident 19810314027349I: Amtrev COUGAR1, Compton, CA, March 14, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1981, 11:35 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87DS-1983-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scherer COUGER-A (registry code 6250211, https://openairdocs.org/model/scherer-couger-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV COUGAR1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 4A235B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 95 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314027349I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT CUT ENGINE AND HIT RUNWAY HARD DAMAGING NOSE GEAR AND PROP.

## Other reports on N87DS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19821008060159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821008060159A), Oct 8, 1982: Amtrev COUGAR1 (N87DS), El Mirage, CA, Destroyed. Lost power after takeoff. Crash landed in desert off airport. Binding throttle mixture control shaft leaned mixture

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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