# Accident 19850803036069A: Amtr MX2, Greenville, SC, August 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1985, 12:16 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9093° N, 82.3910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9093&lon=-82.3910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3986K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MX2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 140 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850803036069A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN LEFT BANK PARACHUTE CAME OUT FROM UNDER SEAT AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER AND OPENED. AIRCRAFT FELL TO 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 ATL85LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA238), Aug 3, 1985: Eipper MX-2 (N3986K), Greenville, SC, 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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