# Accident 19860815040239A: Amtrda D260, Valley City, OH, August 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1986, 18:10 local time
- Place: Valley City, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2298° N, 81.9191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2298&lon=-81.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35250 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDA D260
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,482 total, 157 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FEI10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FEI10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860815040239A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT A LOW ALTITUDE. FAILED TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 ATL86FEI10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FEI10), Aug 15, 1986: Senior Aero Sport D-260 (N35250), Valley City, OH, destroyed, 2 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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