# Accident 19870823069349A: Amtrjs DF9, Ramona, CA, August 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0706° N, 116.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0706&lon=-116.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6524J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6524J-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sawyer Jeffrey Scot DF9 (registry code 0565246, https://openairdocs.org/model/sawyer-jeffrey-scot-df9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJS DF9
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DUM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823069349A

## Narrative

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

UNAUTHORIZED HIGH SPEED LOW LEVEL PASS. ELEVATOR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND IMPACTED 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 LAX87DUM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUM05), Aug 23, 1987: Sawyer DF-9 (N6524J), Ramona, CA, 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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