# Accident 19880221033719A: Amtr CONDOR, Canyon Lake, TX, February 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Canyon Lake, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7000° N, 98.1099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7000&lon=-98.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5539Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5539Z-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hodges WM Hal CONDOR III+2 (registry code 05675D9, https://openairdocs.org/model/hodges-wm-hal-condor-iii-plus-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CONDOR
- Reported engine: AMTR KAWASAKI*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total, 3 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880221033719A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY. PILOT ACCIDENTALLY HIT KILLSWITCH PLACED CLOSE TO THE YOKE.

## 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 FTW88DRG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG06), Feb 21, 1988: Hodges Condor III +2 (N5539Z), Canyon Lake, TX, substantial damage

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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