# Incident 19880221013459I: Amtr WEEDHOPPER, Octillo Wells, CA, February 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1988, 11:25 local time
- Place: Octillo Wells, CA
- Airport: Octillo Wells County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1445° N, 116.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocotillo Wells, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1445&lon=-116.1342&mi=10
- Aircraft: NR697 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WEEDHOPPER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880221013459I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND ON APPROACH. REDUCED POWER GUST CEASED. STALLED. HIGH SINK RATE. IMPACTED THE GROUND.

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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