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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrka SKYCYCLE 2 · Orlando, FL · June 18, 1988

Date
June 18, 1988 · 16:30 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N33KA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88FA197
Reported as
Amtrka SKYCYCLE2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Abrupt nose up and loss of control resulted in fatal crash. Pilot not gyro rated but had considerable gyro time.

As the FAA filed it

ABRUPT NOSE UP AND LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED IN FATAL CRASH. PILOT NOT GYRO RATED BUT HAD CONSIDERABLE GYRO TIME.

NTSB investigation

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