# Accident 19860811038609A: Amtrte TIERRA2, Dixon, IA, August 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1986, 19:45 local time
- Place: Dixon, IA
- Airport: Wiese
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7393° N, 90.7810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7393&lon=-90.7810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5575Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5575Y-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyer Merlin L TIERRA II (registry code 05675G4, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-merlin-l-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 14 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860811038609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AND HIT CORN IN A FIELD. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 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 MKC86LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA170), Aug 12, 1986: Teratorn Tierra 2 (N5575Y), Dixon, IA, 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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