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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrte TIERRA2 · Dixon, IA · August 11, 1986

Date
August 11, 1986 · 19:45 local
Place
Dixon, IA
Airport
Wiese
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5575Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC86LA170
Reported as
Amtrte TIERRA2
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
328 total14 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was unable to climb after takeoff and hit corn in a field. Density altitude was a factor.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AND HIT CORN IN A FIELD. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.