# Accident 19830730036409A: Amtrgl GREATLAKES, Davis, CA, July 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Airport: University
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5504° N, 121.8003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5504&lon=-121.8003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5761N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRGL GREATLAKES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,506 total, 28 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FVG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730036409A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING AEROBATIC FLIGHT CARRYING PASSENGER. CRASH OCCURRED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX83FVG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG15), Jul 30, 1983: Great Lakes 2T-1A-Z (N5761N), Davis, CA, destroyed, 2 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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