# Accident 19870705080459A: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2, Snowmass, CO, July 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1987, 17:08 local time
- Place: Snowmass, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3291° N, 106.9801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3291&lon=-106.9801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81DG-1991-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grundfest Dave JR CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658BZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/grundfest-dave-jr-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISEAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 9,553 total, 112 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870705080459A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE PERFORMING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND WENT INTO A FLAT SPIN THEN RECOVERED TOO LATE.

## 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 DEN87LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA170), Jul 5, 1987: Christian Eagle II (N81DG), Snowmass, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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