# Accident 19930817029619A: Amtr GLASAIR, Bakersfield, CA, August 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1993, 16:04 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3791° N, 119.0210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3791&lon=-119.0210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Macdonald John A GLASAIR SH 2R (registry code 05655VA, https://openairdocs.org/model/macdonald-john-a-glasair-sh-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,821 total, 466 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930817029619A

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP DUE TO ENGINE FIRE AND LOST OF ELECTRIC POWER. PILOT REPORTED HE CRIMPED OIL GAGE LINE CHANGING OIL.

## 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 LAX93LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA325), Aug 17, 1993: Glassair SH-2R (N333KM), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY THE PILOT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN AN OIL LINE LEAK NEAR THE AIRPLANE'S EXHAUST SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N333KM (1)

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

- [Incident 20000326003999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000326003999I), Mar 26, 2000: Amtr GLASAIR (N333KM), Chino, CA, Minor damage. The pilot reported that he departed March arb @ 1100 PST enroute to Chino Airport, Chino California. After landing at Chino Airport, Chino, californ IA, he…

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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