# Accident 19850930048209A: Amtr U2, Prineville, OR, September 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Prineville, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 44.1004° N, 120.6596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1004&lon=-120.6596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58209 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR U2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,045 total, 1 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850930048209A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND IN STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. PILOT HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

## 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 SEA85LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA231), Sep 30, 1985: Mitchell U2 (N58209), Prineville, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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