# Accident 19880905036639A: Amtr WOODSTOCK1, Mankato, MN, September 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1596° N, 93.9894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1596&lon=-93.9894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369DK-1992-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kause Dennis R WOODSTOCK (registry code 1130812, https://openairdocs.org/model/kause-dennis-r-woodstock) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WOODSTOCK1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DER14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905036639A

## Narrative

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

WINGS FAILED DURING ACROBATIC MANEUVER. GLIDER WAS PLACARDED AGAINST ACROBATICS. HAD PREVIOUSLY LOOPED THE GLIDER.

## 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 CHI88DER14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER14), Sep 5, 1988: Homebuilt Woodstock (N369DK), Mankato, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL FAILURE DUE TO OVERLOAD INDUCED BY PILOT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF UNAUTHORIZED MANEUVERS.

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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