# Accident 19880618063739A: Amtrka SKYCYCLE2, Orlando, FL, June 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4592° N, 81.3894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4592&lon=-81.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33KA-2011-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kennedy SKYCYCLE 2 (registry code 13027JQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/kennedy-skycycle-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKA SKYCYCLE2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880618063739A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA88FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA197), Jun 18, 1988: Kennedy Skycycle 2 (N33KA), Orlando, FL, destroyed, 1 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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