# Accident 19921004039919A: Amtr GLASAIR, Larchwood, IA, October 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1992, 12:47 local time
- Place: Larchwood, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4508° N, 96.4301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4508&lon=-96.4301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330RM-1993-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Middlen Richard O GLASAIR III (registry code 05691AM, https://openairdocs.org/model/middlen-richard-o-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC IO540P1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 848 total, 124 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DCD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921004039919A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER A HIGHWAY STRUCK WIRES. REMAINED AIRBORNE BRIEFLY THEN CRASHED IN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 CHI93DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DCD01), Oct 4, 1992: Richard O. Middlen Glasair III SH-3R (N330RM), Larchwood, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INTENTIONAL LOW PASS AND HIS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## Other reports on N330RM (1)

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

- [Incident 19910723040549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910723040549I), Jul 23, 1991: Amtr GLASAIR (N330RM), Crooks, SD, Minor damage. Engine failed in flight. Forced landing in field. Fuel line fitting had ruptured.

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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