# Accident 19850713030979A: Amtrbg BAKENGDUCE, Gilroy, CA, July 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1985, 18:15 local time
- Place: Gilroy, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0602° N, 121.5507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0602&lon=-121.5507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3957D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3957D-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robbins Larry BAKENG DUCE (registry code 05650J2, https://openairdocs.org/model/robbins-larry-bakeng-duce) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBG BAKENGDUCE
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,820 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LVM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LVM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850713030979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CIRCLING AT LOW ALTITUDE AT SLOW AIRSPEED WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST. AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX85LVM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LVM04), Jul 14, 1985: Larry Robbins Bakeng Duce (N3957D), Gilroy, CA, 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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