# Accident 19880524060409A: Amtrcp RATSREPUS300, Pontiac, MI, May 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1988, 15:07 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N889HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N889HC-1992-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chappell Harold R JR RATSREPUS (registry code 05612WV, https://openairdocs.org/model/chappell-harold-r-jr-ratsrepus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRCP RATSREPUS300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,810 total, 4 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880524060409A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCTURAL SECTION AND AILERON DEPARTED AIRCRAFT DURING A HIGH SPEED PASS. AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND HIT INVERTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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