# Accident 19821008060159A: Amtrev COUGAR1, El Mirage, CA, October 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1982, 16:45 local time
- Place: El Mirage, CA
- Airport: El Mirage
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6022° N, 117.6312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Mirage, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6022&lon=-117.6312&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 112 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821008060159A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED IN DESERT OFF AIRPORT. BINDING THROTTLE MIXTURE CONTROL SHAFT LEANED MIXTURE

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N87DS (1)

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

- [Incident 19810314027349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314027349I), Mar 14, 1981: Amtrev COUGAR1 (N87DS), Compton, CA, Minor damage. During climb following takeoff engine lost power. Pilot cut engine and hit runway hard damaging nose gear and prop.

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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