# Accident 19860823081879A: Amtr GLASAIR, Roche Harbor, WA, August 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1986, 10:04 local time
- Place: Roche Harbor, WA
- Airport: Roche Harbor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5295° N, 123.0597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5295&lon=-123.0597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N394SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N394SK-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kastner Scott GLASAIR TD (registry code 05655WP, https://openairdocs.org/model/kastner-scott-glasair-td) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 51 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823081879A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF EARLY, ENTERED A LEFT BANK AND IMPACTED TREES. SUSPECT CG SHIFT CAUSED BY CHILD PASSENGER.

## 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 SEA86FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA216), Aug 23, 1986: Glasair SH2 (N394SK), Roche Harbor, WA, destroyed, 3 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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