19880312017749A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrsy SIDEWINDER · Moriarty, NM · March 12, 1988

Date
March 12, 1988 · 12:15 local
Place
Moriarty, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N185SA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88DQA03
Reported as
Amtrsy Sidewinder
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
235 total85 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost the propeller en route. Stalled and spun into ground. Lack of a reinforcement plate allowed prop seperation.

As the FAA filed it

LOST THE PROPELLER EN ROUTE. STALLED AND SPUN INTO GROUND.LACK OF A REINFORCEMENT PLATE ALLOWED PROP SEPERATION.

NTSB investigation

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