33.1445° N, 116.1342° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocotillo Wells, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 21, 1988 · 11:25 local
Place
Octillo Wells, CA
Airport
Octillo Wells County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NR697
Reported as
Amtr Weedhopper
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
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.
Encountered a gust of wind on approach. Reduced power gust ceased. Stalled. High sink rate. Impacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND ON APPROACH. REDUCED POWER GUST CEASED. STALLED. HIGH SINK RATE. IMPACTED THE GROUND.