# Accident 19911206063009A: Amtr GLASAIR, Nuevo, CA, December 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1991
- Place: Nuevo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8011° N, 117.1414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nuevo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8011&lon=-117.1414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N614LS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: CONT O300B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,030 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911206063009A

## Narrative

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

IMPACT FLAT ON HILLSIDE. SEARCHING FOR LOST AIRCRAFT. LOW POWER AT IMPACT.

## 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 LAX92FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA064), Dec 6, 1991: Glasair SH-2R (N614LS), Nuevo, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRPLANE'S POWERPLANT WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF PERFORMANCE DURING AN UNKNOWN PHASE OF OPERATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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