# Accident 19850707075079A: Amtr POLLIWAGON, Bakersfield, CA, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 19:17 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1995° N, 118.8593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1995&lon=-118.8593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81PW-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Polliwagen POLLIWAGEN (registry code 05613N4, https://openairdocs.org/model/polliwagen-polliwagen) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR POLLIWAGON
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,432 total, 39 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707075079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED, THEN AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND.  NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND.  HAD .042 PERCENT BLOOD ALCOHOL.

## 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 LAX85FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA310), Jul 8, 1985: Polliwagen Unknown (N81PW), Bakersfield, 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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