# Accident 19880607019069A: Amtr GUPPY, Morehead, KY, June 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1988, 20:20 local time
- Place: Morehead, KY
- Airport: Morehead Rowan County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1901° N, 83.4491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morehead, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1901&lon=-83.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112CB-2007-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Byron C C SORRELL GUPPY SNS-2 (registry code 05645B7, https://openairdocs.org/model/byron-c-c-sorrell-guppy-sns-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GUPPY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88DLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DLQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880607019069A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG ON TAKEOFF. ENGINE OVERSPEED, SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN TREES. WOOD PROP BLADES CAME OUT OF THE HUB.

## 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 ATL88DLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DLQ01), Jun 8, 1988: Byron/Sorrell SNS-2 (N112CB), Morehead, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF BOTH PROPELLER BLADES FROM THE ACFT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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