# Accident 19880227016652A: Amtrea EAABIPLANEP2, Henderson, TX, February 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1988, 17:45 local time
- Place: Henderson, TX
- Airport: Rusk County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2390° N, 94.7293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2390&lon=-94.7293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5554, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5554-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bunch EAA BIPLANE P 2-M (registry code 33601AL, https://openairdocs.org/model/bunch-eaa-biplane-p-2-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANEP2
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227016652A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK FROM ABOVE BY N5522G WHILE ON BASE FOR LANDING. TOP WING COLLAPSED AND BIPLANE SPIRALED IMPACTED AND BURNED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5522G, Cessna 150J: [Accident 19880227016651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227016651A)

## 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 FTW88FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA074), Feb 27, 1988: Bunch Eaa Biplane P2-M (N5554), Henderson, TX, 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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