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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrvn VANSRV4 · Hesperia, CA · March 21, 1989

Date
March 21, 1989 · 11:13 local
Place
Hesperia, CA
Airport
Hesperia Air Lodge Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N239X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89DUG03
Reported as
Amtrvn VANSRV4
Reported engine
Continental IO360C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Canopy came off on initial climb. Pilot had failed to secure it, then stalled on the homebuilt maneuvering to land.

As the FAA filed it

CANOPY CAME OFF ON INITIAL CLIMB. PILOT HAD FAILED TO SECURE IT, THEN STALLED ON THE HOMEBUILT MANEUVERING TO LAND.

NTSB investigation

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