# Accident 19881006044709A: Amtr GLASAIR, Redding, CA, October 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1988, 14:10 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Enterprise Skypark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6001° N, 122.4591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6001&lon=-122.4591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N197RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197RL-1991-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Le Blanc Ronald L GLASAIR (registry code 05655EY, https://openairdocs.org/model/le-blanc-ronald-l-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 384 total, 308 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006044709A

## Narrative

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

CANOPY CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF. PILOTS GLASSES BLEW OFF AND HE LOST CONTROL TRYING TO CLOSE CANOPY AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX89DVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVG01), Oct 6, 1988: Glasair FT (N197RL), Redding, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N197RL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840926053469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840926053469A), Sep 26, 1984: Amtr GLASAIR (N197RL), Burns, OR, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on the takeoff roll. Aborted and ran off side of the runway into bushes.

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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