# Accident 19871017059839A: Amtrew EA230, Arcadia, FL, October 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1987, 15:10 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Airport: Carlstrom Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1206° N, 81.8498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Carlstrom Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1206&lon=-81.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N230WF-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Walter EA 230 (registry code 05613LX, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-walter-ea-230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREW EA230
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871017059839A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA88FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA008), Oct 17, 1987: Extra Flugzeugbau 230 (N230WF), Arcadia, 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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