# Accident 19860216002889A: Amtr GLASAIR, Ranger, TX, February 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ranger, TX
- Airport: Ranger Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4708° N, 98.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4708&lon=-98.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9660N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9660N-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mathews Wayne GLASAIR (registry code 05655UH, https://openairdocs.org/model/mathews-wayne-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 0 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LQG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LQG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860216002889A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. PULLED AIRCRAFT OFF AND HIT TREES FIRST FLIGHT. NO PRIOR FAMILIARIZATION.

## 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 FTW86LQG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LQG08), Feb 17, 1986: Wayne Mathews Glas AIR SH2R (N9660N), Ranger, TX, substantial damage

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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