# Accident 19920926038779A: Amtr LANCAIR, Hollister, CA, September 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1992, 13:03 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8933° N, 121.4103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOLLISTER MUNI (CVH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8933&lon=-121.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25EH-1994-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heldt E R/Heldt A C LANCAIR 0235 (registry code 05616DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/heldt-e-r-heldt-a-c-lancair-0235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR
- Reported engine: LYC O290CP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920926038779A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWER POLE GUY WIRE ON LANDING APPROACH AND DIVED INTO GROUND.

## 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 LAX92LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA404), Sep 26, 1992: Lanceair 235 (N25EH), Hollister, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT PERFORMING THE FINAL SEGMENT OF A VISUAL APPROACH AT TOO LOW OF AN ALTITUDE RESULTING IN AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH A GUY WIRE.

## Other reports on N25EH (1)

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

- [Incident 19900516021399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900516021399I), May 16, 1990: Amtrnc 235LANCAIR (N25EH), Merced, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear while practicing touch and go landings. Landed gear up.

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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