# Accident 19830903045699A: Amtrea EAABIPLANE*, Mesa, CA, September 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1983, 07:45 local time
- Place: Mesa, CA
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4409° N, 111.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4409&lon=-111.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANE*
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA419) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903045699A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN TO THE GROUND WHILE PERFORMING ACROBATICS AT 1000 FT AGL. NON ACROBATIC AIRCRAFT AND PILOT.

## 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 LAX83FA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA419), Sep 3, 1983: Eaa Biplane A-1 (N369Y), Mesa, AZ, destroyed, 1 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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