19890915035009A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr JM2 · Reno, NV · September 15, 1989

Date
September 15, 1989 · 13:00 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Stead Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N74M
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA173
Reported as
Amtr JM2
Reported engine
Continental STCO200
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.

At 250 mph,during an air race,aircraft flew into a dustdevil and disintergrated. Other pilots saw and avoided area.

As the FAA filed it

AT 250 MPH,DURING AN AIR RACE,AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO A DUSTDEVIL AND DISINTERGRATED. OTHER PILOTS SAW AND AVOIDED AREA.

NTSB investigation

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