# Accident 19811002065719A: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER, Burney, CA, October 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Burney, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8892° N, 121.6752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burney, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8892&lon=-121.6752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37DS-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Combs-Gary SIDEWINDER C1 (registry code 0564937, https://openairdocs.org/model/combs-gary-sidewinder-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSY SIDEWINDER
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 191 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811002065719A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT ENCOUNTERED DARK AND OBSCURED MOUNTAINS. LANDED ON HIGHWAY WITH INOP LANDING LIGHT. WING HIT ROCKS.

## 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 LAX81DVG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG69), Oct 2, 1981: Sidewinder C-1 (N37DS), Burney, CA, substantial damage

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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