# Accident 19860614024459A: Amtrte TIERRA2, Smith Station, AL, June 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1986, 09:45 local time
- Place: Smith Station, AL
- Airport: Light Aviation
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4591° N, 85.0095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4591&lon=-85.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5291Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5291Y-1990-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson Edward R TIERRA II 1984 (registry code 05675YB, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-edward-r-tierra-ii-1984) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 76 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860614024459A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AND TREES WHEN AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. DID NOT USE FUEL BOOST PUMP. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 ATL86LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA168), Jun 14, 1986: Anderson Tierra II 1984 (N5291Y), Smith Station, AL, 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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