# Accident 19850722036712A: Amtr GYROPLANE, Shelbyville, IL, July 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1985, 15:45 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IL
- Airport: Shelbyville County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3993° N, 88.8007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3993&lon=-88.8007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2260N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GYROPLANE
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 168 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850722036712A

## Narrative

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

67EZ LANDED ON TOP OF AIRCRAFT AFTER LONG STRAIGHT IN. SAW COLLISION COMING AND HOPPED INTO GRASS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N67EZ, Amtrru VARIEZE: [Accident 19850722036711A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850722036711A)

## 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 CHI85LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA312), Jul 22, 1985: Frank H Marchetti Avenger Gyro Plane (N2260N), Shelbyville, IL, 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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