# Accident 19870410008959A: Amtral EAGLE2, North Adams, MA, April 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1987, 13:20 local time
- Place: North Adams, MA
- Airport: Harriman-And-West Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6963° N, 73.1706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRIMAN-AND-WEST (AQW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6963&lon=-73.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11GS-1998-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sprague CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 0565850, https://openairdocs.org/model/sprague-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAL EAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,632 total, 120 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870410008959A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL, STRUCK TREES, CRASHED AND BURNED. HAD NOT FLOWN FOR A PRIOR 5 MONTH PERIOD.

## 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 NYC87DNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNE02), Apr 10, 1987: Sprague Christian Eagle II (N11GS), North Adams, MA, destroyed, 1 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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