# Accident 19850427073979A: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER, Tracy, CA, April 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1985, 22:20 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7294° N, 121.4210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7294&lon=-121.4210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9008X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSY SIDEWINDER
- Reported engine: LYC O290A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427073979A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND IN NOSE DOWN LEFT ROLL ATTITUDE IN A GRAVEL PIT ON FINAL APPROACH. INDICATES PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT

## 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 LAX85FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA229), Apr 28, 1985: Greer Sidewinder "S" (N9008X), Tracy, CA, destroyed, 2 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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