# Accident 19880818035239A: Amtrmh R2, Reno, NV, August 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1988, 09:45 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7097° N, 119.8197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7097&lon=-119.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711HM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711HM-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mace R-2 (registry code 05611DD, https://openairdocs.org/model/mace-r-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMH R2
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,329 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880818035239A

## Narrative

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

ON TEST FLIGHT FOR AIR RACE, PILOT WAS TESTING HOMEBUILT FOR G LOADS. WING SKIN DELAMINATED AND SPAR BROKE OFF.

## 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 SEA88LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA155), Aug 18, 1988: Mace R-2 (N711HM), Reno, NV, 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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