# Accident 19880725028089A: Amtr U2, Porterville, CA, July 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1988, 17:25 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9604° N, 118.9204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9604&lon=-118.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9192V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9192V-1991-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stephenson Jeffrey Lynn U 2 (registry code 05666G9, https://openairdocs.org/model/stephenson-jeffrey-lynn-u-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR U2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 237 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880725028089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX88DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA09), Jul 26, 1988: Stephenson U-2 (N9192V), Porterville, CA, destroyed

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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