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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr U 2 · Porterville, CA · July 25, 1988

Date: July 25, 1988 · 17:25 local
Place: Porterville, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9192V
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX88DVA09
Reported as: Amtr U2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 237 total237 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9192VRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 1991 · Stephenson Jeffrey Lynn U 2S/N U627 Airframe modelStephenson Jeffrey Lynn U 2

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What happened

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

Entered spin banking in a thermal. Recovered at low altitude. Unable to start engine. Stalled into a vineyard.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED SPIN BANKING IN A THERMAL. RECOVERED AT LOW ALTITUDE. UNABLE TO START ENGINE. STALLED INTO A VINEYARD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX88DVA09Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPorterville, CADuring a pleasure flight, while soaring with the engine at idle, the flying wing motor glider inadvertently entered a stall. The pilot did not recover from the stall and the airplane began to spin. The pilot was able to regain control at approximately 50 feet…Jul 26, 1988 · Destroyed