# Accident 19870523015539A: Amtrea EAABIPLANEP1, Orrville, OH, May 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1987, 16:15 local time
- Place: Orrville, OH
- Airport: Blatter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8408° N, 81.7704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8408&lon=-81.7704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11TB-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Butler EAA BIPLANE 1 (registry code 33601AM, https://openairdocs.org/model/butler-eaa-biplane-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANEP1
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,573 total, 14 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DEI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870523015539A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORNFIELD. MIXTURE CONTROL SET SCREW HAS BEEN TIGHTENED.

## 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 ATL87DEI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI04), May 23, 1987: Butler EAA Biplane 1 (N11TB), Orrville, OH, 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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