# Accident 19830917050159A: Amtr DILLEY68, Sun Valley, NV, September 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1983, 11:15 local time
- Place: Sun Valley, NV
- Airport: Reno Stead
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301LS-1994-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mortensen Dan LOMBARD-DILLEY-68 (registry code 05608K5, https://openairdocs.org/model/mortensen-dan-lombard-dilley-68) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DILLEY68
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,944 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA446) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830917050159A

## Narrative

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

STALLED TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER RACE AIRCRAFT WHILE ROUNDING A PYLON. AIRCRAFT DISINTEGRATED ON GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 LAX83FA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA446), Sep 17, 1983: Mortensen Lombard DILLEY-68 (N301LS), Sun Valley, NV, destroyed

## Other reports on N301LS (1)

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

- [Accident 19830613024679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830613024679A), Jun 13, 1983: Amtr DILLEY68 (N301LS), Camp Douglas, WI, Substantial damage. Prop blade failed during cruise flight. Steel cable held engine and pilot made emergency landing.

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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