# Incident 20060918024739I: Amtr SH3R, Merced, CA, September 18, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3QH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3QH-2008-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blakley Richard L GLASAIR III SH 3R (registry code 05691DS, https://openairdocs.org/model/blakley-richard-l-glasair-iii-sh-3r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SH3R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060918024739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) #3 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE IN FLIGHT, DEPLETION OF AIRCRAFT BATTERY AND DEDICATED (EMERGENCY) BATTERY. THIS A/C HAS DUAL ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM INSTALLED, THEREFORE THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL ENERGY CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT OFF AIRPORT LANDING. NOTE: THIS AIRCRAFT IS CERTIFICATED EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT. NO INSTALLATION STANDARD APPLIES.

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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