# Accident 19860901043039A: Amtrat FALCONXP, Mt Olive, AL, September 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mt Olive, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6694° N, 86.8890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6694&lon=-86.8890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N548YA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N548YA-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Almon Joe FALCON XP (registry code 05658PR, https://openairdocs.org/model/almon-joe-falcon-xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAT FALCONXP
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860901043039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL AND STRUCK WIRES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN UNABLE TO CLEAR A HILL.

## 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 ATL86LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA238), Sep 1, 1986: Joe Almon Falcon XP (N548YA), Mt Olive, 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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