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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Drifter · Alvin, TX · February 27, 1988

Date
February 27, 1988 · 17:15 local
Place
Alvin, TX
Airport
Alvin Airpark
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N247JB
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88DRA04
Reported as
Amtr Drifter
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
96 total73 in this make and model1 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.

Pilot failed to safety aileron clevis pins prior to flight. Pins came out on climbout. Spiraled to ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO SAFETY AILERON CLEVIS PINS PRIOR TO FLIGHT. PINS CAME OUT ON CLIMBOUT. SPIRALED TO GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.