# Accident 19850504016819A: Mitchl 101MITCHL, Barre, MA, May 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Barre, MA
- Airport: Hiller
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4230° N, 72.1064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barre, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4230&lon=-72.1064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4429W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4429W-2011-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Centrair 101 (registry code 1990101, https://openairdocs.org/model/centrair-101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITCHL 101MITCHL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504016819A

## Narrative

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

WINGTIP STRUCK A TREE AFTER ENCOUNTERING A SEVERE SINK RATE ON DOWNWIND AND FINAL.

## 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 NYC85LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA116), May 4, 1985: Centrair 101A (N4429W), Barre, MA, 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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