# Accident 19860408010499A: Amtr GLASAIR, Cheney, KS, April 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cheney, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6195° N, 97.7802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6195&lon=-97.7802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161JD-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dwire James A SHA GLASAIR 2 (registry code 05655MZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/dwire-james-a-sha-glasair-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,280 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860408010499A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN AND IMPACTED A LAKE. CAUSE FOR THE SPIN IS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MKC86FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA083), Apr 8, 1986: Glasair 2 (N161JD), Cheney, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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