# Accident 19870801040299A: Amtrad BUCCANEER, Lake Buena Vist, FL, August 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1987, 13:14 local time
- Place: Lake Buena Vist, FL
- Airport: Disney World Ultralight
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3702° N, 81.5510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3702&lon=-81.5510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910DW-1991-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walt Disney World DISNEY BUCCANEER (registry code 056124C, https://openairdocs.org/model/walt-disney-world-disney-buccaneer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAD BUCCANEER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX447
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 689 total, 214 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870801040299A

## Narrative

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

A WING FAILED WHILE THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING EXHIBITION ACROBATICS. THE CRAFT WAS PLACARDED NON ACROBATIC.

## 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 MIA87FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA220), Aug 1, 1987: Buccaneer XA-430 (N910DW), Lk Buena Vista, FL, destroyed, 1 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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