# Accident 19880628023879A: Amtrct MINICOUPE, Truckee, CA, June 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1988, 18:10 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8534A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRCT MINICOUPE
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,542 total, 31 in this make and model, 710 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DXQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DXQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880628023879A

## Narrative

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

ACROBATICS AND BUZZING AREA ENDED IN AN ACCELERATED STALL OUT OF A STEEP CLIMBING TURN. MARIJUANA TEST POSITIVE.

## 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 LAX88DXQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DXQ02), Jun 29, 1988: Baron Minicoupe (N8534A), Truckee, CA, 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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