# Accident 19860428070511A: Amtr DG400, Julian, PA, April 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Julian, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9006° N, 75.7408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9006&lon=-75.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40MS-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glaser-Dirks DG-400 (registry code 3802510, https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DG400
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,475 total, 373 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860428070511A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO AVOID ANOTHER GLIDER INFLIGHT. PILOT WAS NOT WEARING GLASSES WHEN MID AIR WITH 686U OCCURRED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N686U, Scwzer SGS126B: [Accident 19860428070512A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860428070512A)

## 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 NYC86FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA114), Apr 28, 1986: Glaser-Dirks DIRK-DG-400 (N40MS), Julian, PA, 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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