# Accident 19880319039062A: Amtr NIEUPORT24, Carson City, NV, March 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1988, 10:15 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1402° N, 119.7109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1402&lon=-119.7109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3545 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORT24
- Reported engine: WARNER SCARAB50A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 105 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880319039062A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE BY A PITTS,N6389. BOTH ON FINAL TO RUNWAY. NEITHER SAW THE OTHER. NO RADIO IN THE NIEUPORT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6389, Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C: [Accident 19880319039061A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880319039061A)

## 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 SEA88FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA060), Mar 19, 1988: Kitchen Neiuport 24 BIS (N3545), Carson City, NV, destroyed

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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