# Accident 19830625026689A: Amtr BYPLANE, Banning, CA, June 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9505° N, 116.8301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9505&lon=-116.8301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1860-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith-Poston BY-PLANE (registry code 8350160, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-poston-by-plane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BYPLANE
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,387 total, 3 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830625026689A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. STRUCK A DITCH LANDING IN DESERT. FUEL GAUGE WAS KNOWN TO BE INOPERATIVE PRIOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX83LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA309), Jun 25, 1983: Smith-Poston BI-PLANE (N1860), Banning, 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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