# Accident 19881015047629A: Amtr SISU1A, Borrego Springs, CA, October 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1700° N, 116.2705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1700&lon=-116.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252JB-1988-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arlington SISU 1A (registry code 0780132, https://openairdocs.org/model/arlington-sisu-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SISU1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,011 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015047629A

## Narrative

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

APPARENTLY STALLED AND WENT INTO A SPIN WHILE SOARING IN A THERMAL. PILOT HAD NO SPIN TRAINING. FAILED TO RECOVER.

## 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 LAX89DUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUM01), Oct 15, 1988: Arlington Sisu 1A (N252JB), Borrego Springs, CA, substantial damage, 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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