# Accident 19880312017749A: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER, Moriarty, NM, March 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1988, 12:15 local time
- Place: Moriarty, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0005° N, 106.0402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0005&lon=-106.0402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185SA-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Surling John Terry SIDEWINDER (registry code 05649AV, https://openairdocs.org/model/surling-john-terry-sidewinder) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSY SIDEWINDER
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total, 85 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88DQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DQA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880312017749A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN88DQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DQA03), Mar 12, 1988: Surline Sidewinder (N185SA), Moriarty, NM, destroyed, 2 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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