# Accident 19890915035009A: Amtr JM2, Reno, NV, September 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7099° N, 119.8193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7099&lon=-119.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74M-1990-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller MILLER SPECIAL JM-2 (registry code 0562278, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-miller-special-jm-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR JM2
- Reported engine: CONT STCO200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915035009A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA89LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA173), Sep 15, 1989: Miller Special JM-2 (N74M), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: STRUCTURAL FAILURE WHEN DESIGN STRESS LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED AFTER ENCOUNTERING HAZARDOUS METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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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