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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrte TIERRA2 · Plattsburgh, NY · June 19, 1988

Date
June 19, 1988 · 19:45 local
Place
Plattsburgh, NY
Airport
Clinton County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4462T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88DFA02
Reported as
Amtrte TIERRA2
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
300 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.

Ultralight stalled on initial climbout. Rolled over and struck ground, nose down. Airspeed lacked wind generator.

As the FAA filed it

ULTRALIGHT STALLED ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. ROLLED OVER AND STRUCK GROUND, NOSE DOWN. AIRSPEED LACKED WIND GENERATOR.

NTSB investigation

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