# Accident 19850809048339A: Amtr GLASAIR, Rawlins, WY, August 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1985, 09:25 local time
- Place: Rawlins, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7801° N, 107.2192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7801&lon=-107.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39RW-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilson C/Homrok JC PITTS SID (registry code 7221232, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-c-homrok-jc-pitts-sid) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FTE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850809048339A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND IN FLAT SPIN FROM FL150. AIRCRAFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH OXYGEN. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND.

## 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 DEN85FTE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTE07), Aug 9, 1985: Richard A. White Glasair SH-2 (N39RW), Rawlins, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N39RW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850725046549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725046549I), Jul 25, 1985: Amtr GLASAIR (N39RW), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Unable to lower gear for landing. Landed beside runway in grass. Alternator shorted, emergency gear malfunctioned.

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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