# Accident 19860127001659A: Amtr SKYRANGER, Lancaster, CA, January 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1986, 15:01 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7196° N, 118.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7196&lon=-118.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5128T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5128T-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scofield Jerry STRIPLIN SKYRANGER (registry code 0565738, https://openairdocs.org/model/scofield-jerry-striplin-skyranger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYRANGER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860127001659A

## Narrative

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

MAKING A LOW PASS DUE TO TRAFFIC. NO RESPONSE TO THROTTLE APPLICATION. HIT HARD IN LEVEL ATTITUDE NEXT TO RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX86FUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUQ01), Jan 27, 1986: Striplin Ranger (N5128T), Lancaster, CA, 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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