# Accident 19840114001289A: Amtr D9, Livermore, CA, January 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1984, 16:00 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6798° N, 121.7507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6798&lon=-121.7507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3411G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3411G-2006-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jodel D-9 (registry code 4700240, https://openairdocs.org/model/jodel-d-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR D9
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1200VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840114001289A

## Narrative

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

CARBURETOR ICED UP ON DOWNWIND. CRASH LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. VOLKSWAGEN ENGINE HAS NO CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX84LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA140), Jan 15, 1984: Jodell D-9 (N3411G), Livermore, 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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