# Accident 19940607014399A: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER, Blythe, CA, June 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7492° N, 114.5096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7492&lon=-114.5096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76TC-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hayes/Pietenpol AIRCAMPER (registry code 056237D, https://openairdocs.org/model/hayes-pietenpol-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPL AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: CONT A758F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,325 total, 136 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940607014399A

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANEUVERING LOW ALTITUDE LOOKING FOR LOST PERSON COLLIDED WITH GROUND. BLAMED DOWNDRAFT. WIND LIGHT.

## 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 LAX94LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA242), Jun 7, 1994: Hayes/Pietenpol AIR Camper (N76TC), Blythe, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's unexpected encounter with a downdraft while flying at an improper altitude in mountainous terrain.

## Other reports on N76TC (1)

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

- [Accident 19960325005069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960325005069A), Mar 25, 1996: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER (N76TC), Hartsel, CO, No damage. Crashed into a hill, basket drug the ground, bottom fell out.

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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