# Accident 19871001058569A: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2, Roswell, NM, October 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1987
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6391° N, 104.3806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6391&lon=-104.3806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16RK-1989-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Krissman Robert CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658DR, https://openairdocs.org/model/krissman-robert-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISEAGLE2
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DQA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871001058569A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD. DISCOVERED IN INVERTED POSITION. ALL SYSTEMS APPEARED TO BE OPERATING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT

## 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 DEN88DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DQA01), Oct 1, 1987: Christen Industries Eagle II (N16RK), Roswell, NM, 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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