# Accident 19910618022369A: Amtr GLASAIR, Visalia, CA, June 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1991, 13:40 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Green Acres Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4001° N, 119.3796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4001&lon=-119.3796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N306AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306AT-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sigler Frank/Norma GLASAIR SHA (registry code 05655SJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/sigler-frank-norma-glasair-sha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,330 total, 370 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910618022369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. TRIED FOR AIRPORT BUT UNABLE TO LINE UP WITH RUNWAY. NR4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.

## 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 LAX91LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA265), Jun 18, 1991: Glasair SH-2-RG (N306AT), Visalia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 4 ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE.

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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