# Accident 19860326010939A: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2, Aurora, IN, March 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1986, 13:24 local time
- Place: Aurora, IN
- Airport: Casket Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0609° N, 84.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0609&lon=-84.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39RH-1997-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Henderson Robert N CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658HD, https://openairdocs.org/model/henderson-robert-n-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISEAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 460 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FEX05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860326010939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A LOOP MANEUVER AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND DURING PULLOUT.

## 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 CHI86FEX05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX05), Mar 26, 1986: Christen Industries Eagle II (N39RH), Aurora, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N39RH (2)

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

- [Accident 19940930032289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940930032289A), Sep 30, 1994: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2 (N39RH), Painesville, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed performing aerobatics. Entered flat inverted spin. Impacted ground. No anomalies. Occupants had parachutes
- [Incident 19830702027989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830702027989I), Jul 2, 1983: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2 (N39RH), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Engine quit after executing snap rolls. Ditched in lake. Found plastic bag and paper in fuel tank.

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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