19840715032529A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrvd OWL RACER · Oroville, CA · July 15, 1984

Date
July 15, 1984 · 12:15 local
Place
Oroville, CA
Airport
Oroville
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N711BS
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA394
Reported as
Amtrvd Owlracer
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total50 in this make and model275 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Prop blade broke off. Vibration loosened engine from firewall. Landed on runway but veered off to avoid spectators.

As the FAA filed it

PROP BLADE BROKE OFF. VIBRATION LOOSENED ENGINE FROM FIREWALL. LANDED ON RUNWAY BUT VEERED OFF TO AVOID SPECTATORS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.