# Accident 19961114045779A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Dunsmuir, CA, November 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1996, 05:05 local time
- Place: Dunsmuir, CA
- Airport: Mott
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3105° N, 122.3198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3105&lon=-122.3198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77DF-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fleming Don G GLASAIR III (registry code 056559B, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleming-don-g-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 399 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961114045779A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL IN IMC SPIRAL DIVE IMPACT.

## 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 LAX97LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA303), Nov 14, 1996: Fleming Glassair III (N77DF), Dunsmuir, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: was the pilot's intentional flight into marginal meteorological conditions in mountainous terrain during dark nighttime conditions.

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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