# Accident 19841016056339A: Amtr GLASAIR, Ypsilanti, MI, October 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1984, 19:00 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2397° N, 83.6208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2397&lon=-83.6208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N278BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278BC-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crossetti Robert GLASAIR (registry code 05655KQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/crossetti-robert-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841016056339A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER PARTIAL POWER LOSS. FOUND BIRD FEATHER LODGED IN AIR INTAKE.

## 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 CHI85LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA017), Oct 16, 1984: Crosetti Glasair - TD (N278BC), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N278BC (1)

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

- [Incident 19840220015419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840220015419I), Feb 20, 1984: Amtr GLASAIR (N278BC), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. Nosed up on brake application while taxiing on the ramp. Gusty surface wind.

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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