# Accident 19860322007319A: Amtr GLASAIR, Chinese Camp, CA, March 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1986, 20:00 local time
- Place: Chinese Camp, CA
- Airport: Jensen
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8702° N, 120.4442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chinese Camp, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8702&lon=-120.4442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84GD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84GD-2011-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Glen GLASAIR (registry code 05655QR, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-glen-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86DVA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322007319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT A BARN AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT MAY HAVE LOST CONTROL WHEN COUNTERWEIGHT WAS JAMMED BY UNSECURED WIRE.

## 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 LAX86DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86DVA04), Mar 23, 1986: Glen Davis Glasair (N84GD), Chinese Camp, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N84GD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850118006119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850118006119I), Jan 18, 1985: Amtr GLASAIR (N84GD), Dansville, NY, Substantial damage. Fire erupted near pilots foot. Minute fuel seepage from liquid ometer. Overstressed wings during emergency.

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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