# Accident 19860524033609A: Amtr GOLDWING, Mattoon, IL, May 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1986, 18:15 local time
- Place: Mattoon, IL
- Airport: Coles Co Mem
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4699° N, 88.3595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4699&lon=-88.3595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85JC-1988-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cox Jerry GOLDWING (registry code 05675YV, https://openairdocs.org/model/cox-jerry-goldwing) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GOLDWING
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 33 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEV02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860524033609A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING FAILED DURING A LEFT BANK. THE UPPER SPAR TUBULAR MEMBER WAS BROKEN. THE BOTTOM TUBULAR MEMBER WAS BENT.

## 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 CHI86FEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEV02), May 24, 1986: Jerry Cox Goldwing (N85JC), Mattoon, IL, 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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