19871017059839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrew EA 230 · Arcadia, FL · October 17, 1987

Date
October 17, 1987 · 15:10 local
Place
Arcadia, FL
Airport
Carlstrom Field
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N230WF
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88FA008
Reported as
Amtrew EA230
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO360A1E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to recover from rolls at low altitude. Had no waiver for type or altitude. No FAA monitor at airshow.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM ROLLS AT LOW ALTITUDE. HAD NO WAIVER FOR TYPE OR ALTITUDE. NO FAA MONITOR AT AIRSHOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.