# Accident 19920618021149A: Amtr GLASAIR, Woodland, WA, June 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Woodland, WA
- Airport: Woodland State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9396° N, 122.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9396&lon=-122.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107WB-1992-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bovard William J SHA GLASAIR (registry code 05655RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/bovard-william-j-sha-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,686 total, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920618021149A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED IN GUSTY QUARTERING TAILWIND. LOST CONTROL,VEERED INTO TREES. SMALL RUDDER NOT RECOMMENDED WITH TIP TANKS.

## 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 SEA92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA129), Jun 18, 1992: William Bovard Glasair (N107WB), Woodland, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE AIRSPEED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A TAILWIND TAKEOFF AND POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.

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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