# Accident 19870823047109A: Lutz FLYING DUTCHMAN, Twin Falls, ID, August 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1987, 13:19 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4092° N, 114.5905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4092&lon=-114.5905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lutz FLYING DUTCHMAN (registry code 0562898, https://openairdocs.org/model/lutz-flying-dutchman) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,571 total, 62 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823047109A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING ON FINAL APPROACH. DID A SNAP ROLL AND PLUNGED TO THE GROUND.ALCOHOL FACTOR

## 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 SEA87LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA174), Aug 23, 1987: Lutz Flying Dutchman (N38Z), Twin Falls, ID, 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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