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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr KR-2 · Eloy, AZ · October 20, 1989

Date
October 20, 1989 · 13:48 local
Place
Eloy, AZ
Airport
Eloy Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N120TM
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90DUJ04
Reported as
Amtr KR2
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
502 total232 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Lost control and became inverted trying to land in severe turbulence. Crashed off side runway inverted.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AND BECAME INVERTED TRYING TO LAND IN SEVERE TURBULENCE. CRASHED OFF SIDE RUNWAY INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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