# Accident 19850826041259A: Amtrea EAABIPLANEP, Lone Rock, WI, August 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1985, 19:05 local time
- Place: Lone Rock, WI
- Airport: Tri Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1701° N, 90.0599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1701&lon=-90.0599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3541, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3541-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eaa Biplane P (registry code 33601H1, https://openairdocs.org/model/eaa-biplane-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANEP
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FEP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEP03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850826041259A

## Narrative

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

ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED DURING TURN TO FINAL.  AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN.  RECOVERED BUT STRUCK 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 CHI85FEP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEP03), Aug 27, 1985: Roger W. Stigen EAA Biplane SR-1 (N3541), Sprimg Greem, WI, destroyed

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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