# Accident 19851114074949A: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER, Gig Harbor, WA, November 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Gig Harbor, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Narrows
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3051° N, 122.6435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3051&lon=-122.6435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31131, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31131-1989-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brisbin PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (registry code 7040313, https://openairdocs.org/model/brisbin-pietenpol-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPL AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851114074949A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE, THEN GROUND ON AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE POWER LOSS. 3 CYLINDERS WITH VERY LOW COMPRESSION.

## 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 SEA86LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA023), Nov 14, 1985: Brisbin Pientenpol Aircamper (N31131), Gig Harbor, WA, 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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