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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrte TIERRA2 · Kent, WA · June 23, 1988

Date
June 23, 1988 · 21:08 local
Place
Kent, WA
Airport
Crest
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N488JL
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA116
Reported as
Amtrte TIERRA2
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
315 total10 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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.

Taxied on grass for better control after landing. Struck unmarked weather device in grass. Dusk limited visibility.

As the FAA filed it

TAXIED ON GRASS FOR BETTER CONTROL AFTER LANDING. STRUCK UNMARKED WEATHER DEVICE IN GRASS. DUSK LIMITED VISIBILITY.

NTSB investigation

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