# Accident 19911216056379A: Amtrea EAABIPLANE*, Wilksville, OH, December 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1991, 16:10 local time
- Place: Wilksville, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1596° N, 82.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1596&lon=-82.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9601, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9601-1998-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davenport EAA BIPLANE (registry code 33601A1, https://openairdocs.org/model/davenport-eaa-biplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANE*
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 36 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92DEG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92DEG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911216056379A

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSCREEN AND BURNING SMELL. LANDED OPEN FIELD, STRUCK TREE. ICE PLUGGED CRANKCASE BREATHER TUBE.

## 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 NYC92DEG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92DEG01), Dec 16, 1991: Devenport EAA Biplane (N9601), Wilksville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE RESTRICTED VISIBILITY OF THE PILOT DUE TO OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD AND HIS GOGGLES, WHICH RESULTED IN A TREE STRIKE AND UNCONTROLLED TOUCHDOWN, DURING THE EXECUTION OF A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.…

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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